AV Floor Plans & Pull Lists for Collingwood Custom Homes

    On Collingwood custom homes, AV floor plans tell the rough-in crew where to pull cable, and the pull list tells them exactly what to pull. Done properly, this is the most-used document on the job site.

    What gets marked on the floor plan

    A design floor plan starts with the architect's drawing and overlays every device location. Speakers in the ceiling. Keypads on the wall. Cameras at corners. Network drops at desks. Sensors at doors. Each device is tagged with a unique identifier matching the pull list.

    The floor plan is the spatial representation. The pull list is the line-item list of work to do.

    What's on a Pull List

    Every cable to be pulled, organised by floor and room. Each row contains:

    Cable ID
    Unique identifier matching the floor plan tag.
    Cable type
    Cat6, Cat6A, speaker wire, coax, fibre, control, etc.
    Source
    Where it starts — typically the rack or panel.
    Destination
    Where it ends — wall plate, ceiling box, or device.
    Approximate length
    For inventory and waste calculation.
    Notes
    Special handling, conduit requirements, blocking.

    A typical custom home has 200–600 cable runs documented this way. A multi-building estate can run 1,000+.

    Cable Colour Coding Standard

    Industry-standard colour coding makes labelling and identification fast on site.

    Blue
    Data / WiFi access points (Cat6)
    Red
    Security cameras (Cat6)
    Green
    AV (Cat6, often shielded)
    Yellow
    Control (Cat6)
    White
    Speaker / quad cable
    Shielded
    Backbone, fibre, or interference-prone runs

    Every cable gets labelled at both ends with a printed tag matching the pull list ID.

    How the pull list is used

    The lead installer or low-voltage technician runs the pull list during rough-in. Every cable gets pulled, labelled, and marked complete. At the end of rough-in, the pull list is photographed and archived as built-it documentation.

    When something needs service two years later, the pull list tells the technician exactly what cable feeds what device — no guessing, no tracing.

    The Excel Format We Use

    • Single sheet, sortable columns
    • Sections by floor (basement, main, second, etc.)
    • Section by room within each floor
    • Tally totals at the bottom (count + spool quantities + 15% waste)
    • Brand styling for clean handoff
    • Freeze row for header visibility
    • Print-ready landscape format

    The format is identical across every project so any technician familiar with Summit Logic documentation can pick up a pull list and run it.

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