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The Site-Verification Framework

How Michael Restrepo verifies a Crestron and Lutron build before the walls close - even when he cannot be on site every day. 15 items. 5 phases. Written for remote owners, GCs, and owner's reps.

This is the framework I run when I fly into a project. It is not the field checklist my crew uses. It is what an owner or an owner's rep should require in writing, on the drawings, and in the field - so that when the walls close, nothing is hidden.

The trade is simple. Drop your email and we send the framework immediately. You are also added to the Restrepo Innovations newsletter - about one email a month with field notes from active builds. Unsubscribe any time.

"Before you close any wall on this project, I need a signed rough-in walk sheet, the D-print marked up with any field changes, and a photo record of every open wall uploaded to the shared drive within 24 hours."

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

What is inside

  • 1. DocumentationD-print set, rack schedule, labeling standard - the three documents that keep a build honest
  • 2. Wire and InfrastructureCat6A verification, speaker wire gauge, low-voltage and line-voltage separation
  • 3. Boxes and FramingMud rings, back box depth, shade pockets, keypad locations against the RCP
  • 4. Rack, Conduit, ExteriorThe 8-foot rack wall, conduit to future locations, exterior penetrations pitched down
  • 5. Photo RecordPhoto of every open wall, signed rough-in sign-off before insulation and rock

Built by an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, OSHA Certified integrator. 2 pages, designed to print or share digitally. Send it to your integrator, your GC, and your owner's rep. Walk it before spray foam and again before sheetrock. That single move is the highest-leverage thing a remote owner ever does.

Why this framework is worth your time

Restrepo Innovations is an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, and OSHA Certified. We have walked this framework on every major project - the ones we lead and the ones we travel to. It is the difference between a build you can service in ten years and a build that gets torn open every time someone needs to add a device.

Want us to run this framework on your project? Call 201.405.2022 or email office@restrepoinnovations.com.