The smartest investment you can make in a new home is proper low-voltage pre-wiring before the drywall goes up. Budget AV runs Cat6, speaker wire, HDMI, coax, and security cabling during rough-in — so every room is ready for a world-class smart home from the start, with zero visible wires.
Budget AV provides residential structured wiring and low-voltage pre-wire services in Raleigh, NC and the Triangle. We run Cat6 Ethernet, in-ceiling speaker wire, HDMI, coax, and security cabling during new construction and remodels — the clean infrastructure foundation every smart home requires.
Budget AV is your single low-voltage contractor for new construction and remodels. We coordinate all cabling disciplines together — saving time, reducing cost, and ensuring every system works together perfectly.
Home-run Cat6 to every bedroom, office, TV location, and access point drop — the foundation of a whole-home UniFi network and wired smart home devices.
16AWG or 14AWG in-wall speaker wire to every audio zone — living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, outdoor patios — for clean whole-house audio.
In-wall HDMI and display cables to every TV location, projector screen, and display niche — so your installations are 100% wire-free behind the wall.
RG6 coax runs to TV locations, satellite dishes, and cable entry points — keeping your options open for cable TV, antenna, or DIRECTV service.
Cat6 or coax to every exterior camera location — eaves, garage, driveway, and entry points — run to a central equipment closet for a clean, professional install.
We install conduit in key locations — equipment closets, exterior walls, and home theater rooms — so future cable additions never require opening walls again.
We work in two phases during construction — rough-in and trim-out — coordinating with your builder at every stage.
We review your floor plan and meet with your builder to map every cable run, outlet location, equipment closet, and access point drop before the first nail is driven.
After framing, before drywall — we run all low-voltage cabling through walls and ceilings, install mud rings, and label every home-run at the equipment closet.
After drywall and paint, we return to install faceplates, keystones, speaker grilles, and terminate all cables at the equipment panel with a clean, organized finish.
Once your home is complete, we install and configure all AV, networking, and smart home equipment — turning the rough-in into a fully functioning smart home.
"Budget AV pre-wired our entire new build — Cat6, speaker wire, camera cabling, everything. When we moved in, the whole house was ready for our smart home system. No wires, no mess, just a perfect installation."
"Our builder recommended Budget AV for our low-voltage work and it was the best recommendation of the whole project. They were on time, coordinated perfectly with the framing crew, and the equipment room is immaculate."
"We did a major addition and had Budget AV wire the new wing during the renovation. In-ceiling speakers, networking, and camera drops — all done during rough-in so nothing shows. Exactly what we wanted."
Once your Cat6 is run, we install a full UniFi enterprise home network — wired and wireless coverage throughout your entire home.
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