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Pre-Drywall Checklist - Free PDF

The Pre-Drywall QA/QC Checklist

The 5-phase, 18-point field-facing walk Restrepo runs before spray foam and sheetrock close the walls on a luxury smart-home build. Crestron, Lutron, Sonos, Ubiquiti, doesn't matter. The moment insulation goes in, every wire you missed becomes a wall you cut open later.

Five phases in order. Documentation and coordination. Cable rough-in. Boxes, blocking, backing. Rack, closet, conduit, exterior. Photo record and sign-off. Do not skip a phase because the schedule is tight. The whole point of the walk is that the schedule cannot recover from a missed wire once the walls close.

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"The wire you forget before drywall is the wire you cut into a finished wall to add. Precision on the front end guarantees perfection on the back end."

- Michael Restrepo, Founder & Lead Integrator. The one sentence that changes the job.

What is inside

  • 1. Documentation and CoordinationLatest low-voltage plan on site, trade coordination sign-off with electrician and framer and HVAC and plumber, running change-order log
  • 2. Cable Rough-InTwo Cat6A home runs at every keypad, single-color black jacket, home runs terminate at the correct rack, speaker pre-wire matches audio design, shade home runs pulled and labeled
  • 3. Boxes, Blocking, BackingKeypad and thermostat box placement, weight-rated TV blocking, in-ceiling speaker cutouts marked, camera and access-control back boxes with conduit stubs
  • 4. Rack, Closet, Conduit, ExteriorDedicated circuit and cooling for the AV closet, conduit runs with pull strings to attic and basement and exterior, exterior penetrations sealed and flashed
  • 5. Photo Record and Sign-OffEvery wall photographed with a scale reference, every ceiling photographed before the drywall lift, signed field-verification sheet from the integrator lead and the GC

Built by an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, OSHA Certified integrator. 3 pages, designed to print or share digitally. Print it and hand it to the integrator on your next pre-drywall walk. If they refuse to walk it with you, or they shortcut past a phase, that is your answer before drywall closes.

Credentials

Why this checklist is worth your time

Restrepo Innovations is an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, and OSHA Certified. We run pre-drywall verification on Crestron and Lutron smart-home builds across NJ, NY, and CT, and we travel for larger estate projects. This is the exact 18-point walk we run on those builds. It is the cheapest hour on the entire schedule.

Building a luxury home and want the pre-drywall walk done right? Call 201.405.2022 or email office@restrepoinnovations.com.