Custom Planning
We will first go over your blueprints with you. Depending on where you are in your construction schedule, we might suggest changes to the building to create a better system. These can include adding equipment storage areas, changing door or window locations, and relocating fireplaces. Even a suggestion as minor as changing the way a door opens can make a big difference.
With existing homes we want to tour the house, this is critical to determining what options are open. Blueprints are great, but there’s no substitute for walking through the actual space and taking real measurements.
The Proposal
We will then come up with a proposal. Designing a system can be very time-consuming, for more sophisticated systems we will charge a design fee that will be applied to the purchase price of the system.
The proposal can be a simple spreadsheet or a multi-page affair detailing every aspect of the project. We divide the proposal into logical sections that make it easy for you to understand. Our method breaks the project into phases, rooms or areas, and into projects, such as Theater, House wide Audio, and Lighting.
We will be glad to comply with changes that need to be made midstream. However, something that seems as simple as adding speakers to a room not included in the proposal could push the system beyond the original design, since this can also mean having to add an extra amplifier or some other component. Also, there might be restocking charges for changed equipment.
Our goal is for you to easily understand exactly what the proposal covers.
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