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The Builder Ready Program™

The Builder Technology Checklist.

Every stage of a build has a technology window that closes the moment it's done. This is the checklist ACT Installs uses to make sure nothing gets buried, blocked, or forgotten before drywall closes the walls for good.

In This Guide
  1. Foundation Stage
  2. Framing Stage
  3. Electrical Coordination
  4. HVAC Coordination
  5. Drywall Preparation
  6. Final Walkthrough
  7. Builder Coordination Timeline
  8. Required Cable Runs
  9. Conduit Checklist
  10. Equipment Room Planning
  11. Technology Punch List

Technology planning starts before the walls do. A short conversation at the foundation stage prevents conduit from being poured in the wrong place or left out entirely.

Phase 01

Foundation & Slab

What to plan before the pour so nothing gets buried in the wrong place.

Framing is the single best window to build technology into the walls instead of onto them. Once insulation goes in, options narrow fast.

Phase 02

Framing

The last easy chance to plan for hidden technology instead of surface-mounted technology.

The electrician's scope and the integrator's scope overlap constantly. Getting them talking early avoids rework later.

Phase 03

Electrical Coordination

Where circuits, panels, and low-voltage runs have to line up exactly.

Rack equipment and ductwork are both competing for the same chase space. Coordinating early keeps both systems working the way they should.

Phase 04

HVAC Coordination

Equipment generates heat and needs airflow — plan for it before it becomes a service call.

This is the highest-leverage checkpoint in the entire build. Once drywall goes up, every wire, box, and conduit run is out of sight.

Phase 05

Pre-Drywall

The last chance to see inside the walls before they close for good.

ACT Tip

If you only build one checkpoint into your builder's schedule, make it this one. A pre-drywall walkthrough with your Luxury Technology Advisor catches problems while they still cost minutes to fix, not walls to reopen. Schedule a consultation before your framing is complete.

Trim-out is where programming and testing meet finish carpentry. Everything should work exactly as designed before the family moves in.

Phase 06

Final Walkthrough & Trim

Where trim-out, programming, and testing come together before move-in.

The build moves fast. These are the checkpoints where a short call saves a much longer change order later.

Phase 07

Staying Ahead Of The Build

The coordination checkpoints The Builder Ready Program™ is built around.

This is the structured cabling backbone every ACT Ready Home™ is designed around. Wireless has its place, but wired is what a luxury build should stand on.

Phase 08

Required Cable Runs

The home runs worth pulling once, correctly, rather than fishing later.

Empty conduit is inexpensive today and expensive to add later. Plan capacity for what the home might need in five or ten years, not just at move-in.

Phase 09

Conduit Checklist

The pathways worth running even before you know exactly what will use them.

The equipment room is where every system in the house actually lives. Plan the space itself, not just the wires feeding it.

Phase 10

Equipment Room Planning

A room sized for the system you'll have in five years, not just the one you're installing now.

ACT Tip

Equipment rooms get value-engineered down more than almost any other space on a plan set. Before that happens, schedule a consultation to confirm the room still fits what the rest of the home needs it to do.

The final pass before the keys change hands, confirming the whole home works the way it was designed to.

Phase 11

Technology Punch List

The last checklist before move-in, not the first one after a problem shows up.

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