Our AV Installation Portfolio — Projects Across Norwalk & North Central Ohio

Serving North Central Ohio

New construction pre-wire and finish installation featuring a multi-room Sonos Audio System, custom-painted wall speakers, and high-speed mesh Wi-Fi.

• Audio & TV: Sonos-driven whole-home audio with local wall volume controls, custom-painted KEF in-wall speakers, and a living room surround setup.
• Network: Enterprise Eero Pro 6E Wi-Fi access points extending coverage throughout the home and to a detached garage via subterranean conduit.
• Central Rack: Clean equipment rack housing the network switches, gateway router, and multi-zone distribution amp.

A multi-year backyard overhaul featuring 55" and 65" Samsung Terrace outdoor TVs, dedicated pool house audio, and a 70V landscape speaker system spanning a fire pit, playset, and basketball court.

• Outdoor Displays: Dual Samsung Terrace outdoor TVs mounted on full-motion, heavy-duty Kanto brackets with matching Terrace outdoor soundbars.
• Multi-Zone Audio: Sonos-driven audio system featuring 6.5" surface-mount speakers and 70V landscape speakers zoned for localized volume control across the patio, pool, and court.
• Underground Infrastructure: Buried schedule 40 PVC conduit pre-wired under stone pavers for clean wire management, plus hardwired Ethernet backhaul to power an Eero mesh Wi-Fi network.

A comprehensive system conversion fixing an underperforming DIY audio setup, replacing a basic Bluetooth amplifier with dedicated Sonos Amps and upgrading commercial ceiling speakers for true residential multi-room sound.

• Sonos Architecture: Integrated three Sonos Amps powered by hardwired Ethernet backhauling to deliver seamless, multi-zone app-controlled streaming across indoor and outdoor spaces.
• Speaker Hardware Upgrades: Replaced low-output commercial Bose FreeSpace speakers with high-fidelity 6.5" architectural in-ceiling and outdoor speakers tailored for home acoustics.
• Network & Cable Infrastructure: Eliminated unreliable flat network cables, relocated Eero Wi-Fi nodes to the equipment rack, and clean-wired the client's existing utility space on budget.

A high-performance wireless network extension using Eero Outdoor 7 access points in a point-to-point configuration, delivering seamless gigabit internet coverage from a main residence to a detached garage and surrounding outdoor living spaces.

• Point-to-Point Wireless Bridge: Deployed weather-resistant Eero Outdoor 7 access points hardwired via PoE backhaul to shoot a dedicated, long-range wireless bridge directly to the detached structure.
• Detached Structure Network: Installed an internal Eero PoE 6 access point inside the garage enclosure, providing comprehensive indoor coverage with signal levels as strong as -38 dB to -41 dB.
• Headend & Backbone Relocation: Rerouted main ISP coax lines through the third-floor attic space to relocate the primary modem and gateway router to the home office for optimal network management

A complete outdoor audio-video and network integration for a newly constructed pool house, featuring a weather-resistant SunBrite outdoor TV, high-performance KEF outdoor speakers, and dedicated Wi-Fi coverage

• Outdoor Display & TV Sound: Installed a 43" SunBrite Signature Series partial-sun outdoor TV paired with a matching outdoor soundbar and an RF Dish Network receiver for reliable wireless control.
• Sonos-Powered Outdoor Audio: Mounted KEF Ventura 5 outdoor speakers under the eaves and support posts to deliver wide-dispersion, high-fidelity sound across the pool deck and patio, driven by a Sonos Amp.
• Dedicated Pool House Wi-Fi: Deployed a PoE Luxul wireless access point to extend strong, uninterrupted Wi-Fi coverage from the main residence out to the pool house and surrounding patio.

A major network optimization for a large estate property, converting a bottlenecked wireless mesh system into a fully hardwired Eero Outdoor 7 architecture to dramatically boost outdoor speeds from 100 Mbps to over 400 Mbps across pastures, horse stables, and outbuildings.

• Hardwired Backbone & Headend Cleanup: Re-engineered the core network by hardwiring the primary Eero Outdoor 7 nodes directly to a basement PoE switch, eliminating wireless mesh latency and maximizing throughput.
• Long-Range Point-to-Point Bridge: Installed angled custom mounts to establish a direct 240-foot point-to-point wireless bridge linking the main residence to a secondary Eero Outdoor 7 unit mounted on a detached metal barn.
• All-Weather Barn Infrastructure: Deployed a weather-resistant Altronix PoE switch box built for extreme Ohio temperatures to power internal and external nodes across the stables and open pasture zones.

A dual-environment audio and networking installation featuring weather-resistant Sonance outdoor speakers for a upper deck, combined with an 8-speaker multi-zone architectural sound system integrated into a black painted basement ceiling.

• Outdoor Deck Audio: Installed white IP66-rated Sonance Mariner outdoor speakers mounted neatly under the roof eaves with hidden, rodent-proof wire runs pulled securely beneath the decking.
• Basement Multi-Zone System: Deployed eight black Sonance Mariner speakers spaced evenly every six joists across an open-joist painted ceiling, creating two independently controlled 4-speaker audio zones powered by Sonos Amps.
• Headend & Network Control: Concealed Sonos Amps behind wall-mounted TVs to drive flexible app-based zone grouping while extending high-speed Wi-Fi mesh coverage throughout the home and patio.

A targeted network overhaul resolving video buffering and Wi-Fi speed loss on a 1 Gbps Frontier Fiber connection by hardwiring primary streaming displays and restructuring the home's Eero mesh architecture.

• Hardwired Backbone & Switch Expansion: Centralized the network hub in the basement with a gigabit switch and Eero gateway, running dedicated solid Cat6 lines to eliminate Wi-Fi latency for high-bandwidth streaming.
• Clean Wall Terminations: Replaced loose cable floor penetrations and flat Ethernet leads with professional in-wall gang boxes and keystone jacks routed safely around structural ceiling joists.
• Wired Eero Backhaul & Display Upgrade: Replaced an unnetworked TV with an Ethernet-capable 49" Sony display and connected a secondary Eero node via wired backhaul for full 500+ Mbps coverage.

A start-to-finish custom audio, video, and network integration for a new-construction lakefront residence, featuring multi-zone Sonos sound, structured hardwired displays, and complete whole-home Luxel wireless coverage.

• Enterprise-Grade Wireless Mesh Network: Engineered a 5-node Luxel Wi-Fi access point deployment (4 indoor, 1 outdoor IP-rated) verified by heat-mapping to penetrate dense stone and low-E glass barriers with clean -40 to -52 dBm 5GHz signals.
• Integrated Multi-Zone Audio & Theater: Equipped the basement and main living spaces with Sony displays (X95J/X90J), Sonos Arc soundbars, in-wall surround speakers driven by Sonos Amps, and weather-resistant outdoor patio audio.
• Centralized AV Rack & Concealed Wiring: Built a structured basement AV rack with Panamax power conditioning, network switches, and custom in-wall wire chases built during pre-construction framing for seamless fireplace mounting.

A professional poolhouse outdoor display upgrade, swapping out an existing 43" television for a high-brightness 55" Samsung Terrace outdoor TV and matching outdoor soundbar on a full-motion corner mount.

• Custom Spacer Bracket Configuration: Integrated nylon spacers between the TV chassis and the Kanto full-motion mount to prevent physical interference with the Terrace soundbar hanging bracket, allowing full vertical height adjustability.
• Weatherproof Power & Box Mounting: Secured the bulky outdoor soundbar power transformer cleanly behind the display using a specialized HIDEit bracket alongside an outdoor Dish Joey satellite receiver.
• Corner Math & Height Calculation: Calculated precise mounting offset measurements (14" top-of-bracket drop from window trim) to ensure the 2,000-nit outdoor panel sat perfectly angled at 45 degrees without hitting structural framing or trim.

A comprehensive whole-home retrofitting project for a 1.5-year-old ranch home that lacked pre-wired data lines, installing clean Cat6 Ethernet and RG6 coaxial infrastructure connected to a centralized basement equipment rack.

• HVAC Duct Obstruction Bypass: Strategically rerouted office wall drops into open floor joist cavities to avoid penetrating active return air cold ductwork, eliminating the need to cut into HVAC infrastructure.
• Centralized Wall Rack & Power Management: Assembled a dedicated basement equipment enclosure housing the cable modem, gigabit network switch, router, Spectrum distribution amp, and a Panamax surge suppressor guarding both AC power and coax/Ethernet feeds.
• Multi-Room Retrofit Drops: Pulled seven dedicated data/video drops across bedrooms, office space, kitchen, and living areas—utilizing lower-wall access plates for seamless vertical line fishing.

A multi-zone audio expansion for a lakefront home, integrating dual wall-mounted Sonos Amps to power newly installed recessed kitchen speakers and weatherproof outdoor patio audio tied into an existing Sonos ecosystem.

• Dedicated Multi-Zone Amplification: Wall-mounted two Sonos Amps to independently drive four in-ceiling kitchen speakers for background listening and two outdoor surface-mount patio speakers facing Lake Erie.
• Crawlspace Cabling & Hardwired Video: Ran concealed speaker cabling and a high-speed Cat line through the basement crawlspace to deliver a hardwired network connection for the kitchen TV.
• Whole-Home System Integration: Seamlessly linked the new kitchen and outdoor zones with the home's existing living room surround setup, centered around a 65" TV and Sonos Arc.

A comprehensive outdoor audio layout spanning upper and lower patio zones, featuring underground conduit routing, stealth Sonance rock speakers, and surface-mount KEF satellite speakers.

• Upper & Lower Zone Coverage: Strategically positioned four Sonance rock speakers across the lower patio garden beds and two KEF outdoor speakers on the upper patio to deliver balanced sound coverage throughout the entire outdoor living space.
• Concealed Conduit & Underground Cabling: Routed direct-burial wiring and PVC chase conduits underneath stone patio pavers, flower beds, and turf—digging at full shovel depth to protect wire runs around existing irrigation lines and invisible fencing.
• Efficient Single-Amplifier Drive: Powered the entire multi-speaker layout using a central high-output amplifier with direct Bluetooth connectivity for seamless outdoor wireless control.

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