Smart Home Integration.
Lighting control. Motorized shades. Whole-house audio. Cameras. Network. Roughed in during framing — because trying to pull Cat6a through a finished wall is why retrofits cost five times what a rough-in does. Sequenced inside the renovation schedule, not tacked on after.
The full smart-home scope in writing before drywall goes up.
Every keypad location, every in-wall speaker, every camera drop and every rack terminal is drawn, priced, and roughed-in during framing. That’s the difference between a home that lives smart and a home with a stack of unpaired Wi-Fi devices in a drawer. Timeline: embedded in the renovation schedule.
Included in the fixed bid
- Structured-wiring layout drawings
- Cat6a runs to every outlet + wireless AP
- Lutron RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks lighting
- Ketra tunable-color where specified
- Motorized shade brackets + pocket detailing
- In-wall / in-ceiling speaker back-boxes
- Camera J-boxes at eaves + entries
- Alarm keypad + door / window pre-wire
- Structured-wiring rack + patch panel
- Coordination with head-end integrator
Not included (transparent)
- Head-end programming (integrator scope)
- End-device purchase (cameras, speakers, keypads) — installed only
- Distributed audio matrix (Crestron/Control4 scope)
Timeline
Rough-in embedded in the renovation framing / MEP schedule. Termination + commissioning at the end of the finish phase. Retrofits into finished walls scoped separately and priced accordingly.
License stack
- General Contractor · FL #CGC1525289
- Electrical Contractor · FL #EC13015530
The reason a smart home actually feels seamless.
01Rough-in during framing
Every low-voltage run goes in before drywall. No patch-and-paint two weeks after final. The scope is on the electrical drawings, not on a Post-it.
02Real Lutron work
QSM keypads engraved, not stickered. Every dimmer sized to its load. Every keypad wired to a Lutron QS bus, not a bag of Wi-Fi switches.
03Electrical in-house
Because Aldo personally holds EC #13015530, the neutral wires, dedicated circuits, and pre-wire pulls are self-performed — not sub-of-a-sub.
04Integrator handoff, not fight
We hand a labeled, tested rack to your programmer. If you don’t have one, we refer to integrators we’ve worked with — one call to fix an issue, not a blame chain.
Smart Home Integration · the questions Aldo answers every week.
Why does smart-home rough-in have to happen during framing?
Because you can’t run Cat6a and low-voltage cable inside a finished wall without opening it back up. Motorized shade brackets, in-wall speakers, Lutron QSM keypads, and camera runs all want a specific back-box or J-box in a specific stud bay. Doing it during framing takes hours; retrofitting after drywall costs three to five times as much and looks patched.
What lighting-control system do you install most often?
Lutron RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks for whole-home. Lutron QSM keypads at entries, hallway pico remotes, and Ketra for tunable color-temperature in living areas and primary bedrooms. Every keypad load is dimmable, and every keypad is engraved rather than labeled with a sticker.
Can you handle motorized shades and blackout roller integration?
Yes. Lutron Sivoia QS or Serena for interior shades, with pockets and headers detailed on the drawings so the fabric hides. Blackout rollers with side channels for primary bedrooms. Control from the same Lutron keypads or via Apple Home.
Do you install the rack, or coordinate with a low-voltage integrator?
Both approaches work. Our own crew handles the rough-in, back-boxes, and structured wiring pull. For head-end programming (Control4, Crestron, or complex distributed audio), we coordinate with your integrator — or refer you to one we’ve worked with — so the rack termination is one call, not a handoff argument.
Other renovation expertise often paired with smart-home rough-in.
Real projects. Real trades. One signature on every permit.
A cross-section of recent Dellamano Construction Inc. interiors with integrated media, lighting, and low-voltage across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Media wall with integrated flat-screen, white cabinetry, and decorative shelving.
Wall-mounted TV, custom cabinetry, and floor-to-ceiling curtains.
White sectional, wood media wall, and marble coffee table.
Cream sectional, wooden shelving, and bronze pendant fixtures.
Open-concept dining and living with wood accent wall, coffered ceiling, custom cabinetry.
Glass partition doors with black steel frames between bedroom and living space.
High-ceiling living room with concrete feature wall and mounted flat-screen.
Open-concept interior with floating staircase, glass railing, luxury kitchen beyond.
Roughed in during framing. Terminated at finish. Under one signature.
Tell us the scope — lighting, shades, audio, cameras, or all of it. If your renovation isn’t framed yet, we’ll integrate the rough-in into the schedule.