AV and Automation Partners
for Electricians.
Rough-in coordination that respects your schedule, your panel, and your work.
Late rough-in changes, panel space you did not know we needed, and low-voltage that shows up after your inspection.
- The AV firm asks for a dedicated 20-amp circuit for the rack after your load calc is signed off. The panel is full. Now something has to move, and the electrician takes the hit.
- Low-voltage boxes and mud rings for keypads, touchpanels, and speakers arrive on site the week of trim-out with no coordination against the switch boxes you already set. Every keypad location becomes a conflict.
- The AV rack is planned in the same closet as the electrical panel with no separation clearance. The inspector fails the panel and the AV firm blames the electrician for not flagging it.
- Conduit paths for pre-slab or pre-wall low-voltage runs are decided by the AV firm without asking the electrician what is already in the floor or the wall. The routes collide and someone has to open a wall that was closed.
- Rack power is treated as an afterthought. No UPS circuit, no dedicated ground, no surge path. The AV firm calls the electrician back after trim-out to add what should have been on the panel schedule from day one.
We show up at the panel schedule review and the rough-in walk. We bring our load list, our conduit runs, and our rack power requirements before your inspection, not after.
Coordination is not a favor. It is how the job runs on time and how the electrician does not eat rework.
Where we fit into your workflow.
We work with electricians on residential and commercial projects across NJ, NY, and CT. The earlier we are on the panel schedule, the fewer surprises the electrician eats at trim-out.
Pre-Power Rough-In Coordination
Before rough-in starts, we sit down with the electrical foreman and review conduit paths, panel space, and rack power requirements against your one-line and your panel schedule. We bring our low-voltage rough-in drawings and our device schedule to the meeting. Any conflicts are resolved on paper before the wall goes up, not with a saw at trim-out.
Panel Schedule Collaboration
Rack circuits, dedicated UPS runs, low-voltage transformer circuits, and any 240V equipment are on the panel schedule from the first revision. We do not add circuits after your load calc is stamped. If we need more capacity than the original scope, we flag it before the panel is ordered.
Rack Power and UPS Circuit Planning
Every AV rack has a defined power profile: total load, surge protection strategy, UPS runtime target, and dedicated ground requirements. We provide that profile to the electrician in writing. Rack circuits are labeled at the panel, not guessed at from the closet.
Low-Voltage Separation From High-Voltage Runs
We plan conduit paths that respect the code and the electrician's runs. Where separation is tight, we coordinate the routing on the plan before either trade opens a wall. In-wall separation, transformer clearances, and shared box conditions are handled at rough-in, not at trim-out.
Boxes and Mud Rings for Keypads, Touchpanels, and Speakers
We provide a low-voltage device schedule with box types, mud-ring depths, centerline heights, and side-of-stud calls before your rough-in starts. Where a keypad is stacked with a switch, we agree the composition and the box orientation with the electrician on the walk. The trim crew arrives to a wall that was planned.
At-The-Table Trim-Out Coordination
Trim-out is where poorly coordinated jobs unravel. We schedule our trim to overlap yours so questions get answered on the wall, not in email. Keypad placement, switch stacks, thermostat locations, and any final substitutions are handled together. The electrician does not close the job waiting on the AV crew to show up.
How on-schedule coordination changes the job.
These are real coordination outcomes with electrical contractors, presented without client names or addresses.
An Alpine new-build main panel was designed for the original AV scope. Six weeks before rough-in we joined the panel schedule review, added three dedicated AV rack circuits and a UPS feed, and the electrician updated the schedule before order. Zero panel changes were required at trim-out. The electrical foreman told the GC he wanted us on his next four jobs.
A Greenwich renovation had a full panel with no room for the new AV load. Instead of forcing a service upgrade, we coordinated with the electrician on a small sub-panel dedicated to AV equipment, sited in the AV closet where the rack lived. Load was verified against the existing service. The homeowner did not eat a service change and the electrician did not eat a fight with the utility.
A Franklin Lakes new-build brought us in at panel design. We produced a coordinated low-voltage rough-in drawing set that overlaid onto the electrician's plans: conduit paths, box positions, panel loads, and rack power requirements. Rough-in inspection passed on the first walk. Trim-out ran two weeks faster than the GC had budgeted.
Mike Restrepo
Founder and Lead Integrator
Mike has worked alongside electrical contractors on luxury residential and commercial projects across NJ, NY, and CT for more than a decade. He understands that the electrician is on the hook for the panel, the inspection, and the schedule, and he treats coordination as the electrician's job made easier, not a favor. He attends panel schedule reviews and rough-in walks, and he brings the paperwork the electrician needs before it becomes a problem.
Direct Contact
201.405.2022
office@restrepoinnovations.com
599 Franklin Ave, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
The credentials below are the ones Restrepo Innovations holds. We are the low-voltage side of the job; we work under the electrical contractor's high-voltage scope.
- Elite Pro Crestron Dealer -- the highest tier in Crestron's dealer program; means the control system that runs the shades, lighting, and AV is programmed and supported in-house by certified staff
- HTA Luxury Certified -- Home Technology Association luxury-tier certification, the standard that leading design firms use to vet AV integrators on high-end residential projects
- OSHA Certified -- full construction-site compliance for renovations and new builds; we work safely around finished surfaces and do not create damage that the design team has to fix
- Ubiquiti UISP / Pro Partner -- professional network infrastructure that supports the consistent connectivity all modern control systems depend on
Projects across NJ, NY, and CT.
We work with electricians on projects across NJ, NY, and CT. Our service area covers the luxury corridor where most of the professionals we work with are based or have active projects.
Bergen, Essex, Morris,
Passaic and Hudson
Alpine, Saddle River, Franklin Lakes, Short Hills, Tenafly, Montclair, and surrounding luxury communities. Based in Franklin Lakes with active projects throughout NJ.
Fairfield and Litchfield
Counties
Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Stamford, Ridgefield, and surrounding Fairfield County communities. Also active in Litchfield County.
Westchester, Manhattan
and the Hamptons
Westchester County, Manhattan co-ops, townhomes, and lofts, and select Hamptons projects.
Schedule a site walk.
If you have a project going to rough-in in the next 90 days and you want us on the panel schedule review, call or email Mike directly. Site walks are available on your schedule, at your job. No project commitment is required. For electricians new to working with Restrepo Innovations, a 15-minute call is available first to confirm scope fit.
Resources for electricians
Coordinate the rough-in. Keep the panel schedule clean.
The low-voltage side of your job runs on paper before it runs on wire. These standards are what we bring to the panel schedule review and the rough-in walk.
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Electrical Rough-In Standards
Coordination standard for the low-voltage rough-in against the electrical rough-in. Box locations, mud-ring depths, and conduit paths.
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Rough-In Standards
The full rough-in standard: substrate, blocking, box types, and stacking rules for keypads and switches.
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Pre-Power Rough-In Standard
What we deliver to the electrician before power drops: load list, circuit list, rack profile, and UPS spec.
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Pre-Slab Conduit Standard
Conduit runs that need to be set before slab pour. Location, sizing, and future-proofing rules.
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Pre-Hardscape Conduit Standard
Pre-hardscape and pre-landscape conduit runs. What has to go in before pavers and irrigation.
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Panels Standards
Wall panel construction with embedded technology. Substrate, fastening, and access for service.
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Prewall Substrate and Cutline Standard
Substrate and cutline rules for flush-mount devices. What the framer and the drywaller need to know.
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Keypad Prewire Amendment
Amendment to the standard keypad prewire when a switch stack shares a box with a keypad.
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Rough-In Field Card
Quick-reference card for the rough-in crew. Centerlines, tolerances, and the checks that prevent trim-out surprises.
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Panels Field Card
Site card for panel construction. Substrate, fastening, and service access.