Wow - I understand trying to think of everything but have you thought about what all this will cost?

Cat 7 whole house audio? The thought of using cat 7 (if it is even available) for audio is unusual. The amount of data and speed needed for a keypad is not that high and cat-5 is already 1000X overkill.

I didn't see the dedicated refrigerator line in the garage (non GFCI protected) but I could have missed it.

You didn't mention what signal (HDMI, component, etc) was going to the plasma TVs and will you need a box (satellite cable) and where is that going.

I see that it was cut and pasted - that clarifies some things. If I was your electrician and you handed me this, I wouldn't be too happy. Some of the things are just code and some don't make sense.

I can't stress how much sense undercabinet LEDs make. I've had xenon before - bulbs were hot and burned out. The energy use was 5x the LED. I leave the LED on all the time (not really but a lot). The cost was just a little higher but justified just by the forever bulbs.

Regrets - more outdoor outlets, 2nd switch for the undercab lights since we use them so much, outlet in the pantry.

the christmas wiring part seems like overkill just for a month of decorations. clark griswold would be jealous.

I'm planning a post light on the far side of my driveway in the future. It has been suggested to me that we run wiring (conduit or something) underground in advance of that (during home construction) so that we won't have to mess up the driveway if and when that time arrives.

I got about 3/4 through and stopped.

Run a pipe under the driveway and sidewalk (maybe in two places in large) for pulling wires later.

Also pipe in foundation to pull additional wires through later.

Any spotlights in trees coming up driveway?

Why 4 switch plates everywhere/in each room? You'll have to run wiring from main box to them now, and how will you add wires later to whatever is you may need to add down the road? Not getting this one.

I would not do motion sensor lights attached to back doors. There will be times you don't want them coming on. Switch next to door is good.

Went back to finish reading: Rope lights under vanity? No way. No how. Too Vegas for me.

We ran two sets of wires from great room TV location to DISH for possible future lightning blow out. That way, extra wires are ready/waiting. Suggested by our GC and the installer.

My contractor is putting in hard wired LED nightlights down the stairs and by all of the toilets. Love the idea!

"a lot of 4 light switches/switch plates for almost all my rooms so I could add something!" _ I don't really understand this one. The wiring would already have to be inside the walls to the 'thing' you would be wanting to add. Just having a switch/switchplate with extra capacity would not enable you to do this. Am I misunderstanding here?

mythreesonsnc - we buried a pvc pipe beneath our drive so that we would be able to wire anything we wanted to add in the future. We ran lengths of string through the pipe (to help us pull wire through in the future)and capped both ends.

Thanks for your replies! These aren't things "I" have to have... most of these came from a thread from about 3 years ago and I wanted to eliminate things that are unnecessary or overkill which I know is quite a few.

Allison, I apologize for the length. I, many times, have opened loooong posts and quickly returned to the main page. Thanks for coming back. ;)

David - I should have removed Cat 7 from the list. Electrician already told me he uses Cat 5. You're right they were copied, that's why they don't make sense.
As far as expense, if I pre-wire for many of these will that cut down a lot on the price initially? I should have added that in my first post. This is a whole house remodel and addition, and unfortunately we won't have a garage anymore, just a storage area, so the outlet for the extra refrigerator will be in the laundry room.

I'm deleting extras now. I thought the 4 light switches were a bit much myself. Thanks for your help.

I think what people are trying to tell you is "pre-wiring" for lots of things don't make sense unless you have the light, fixture, etc. as you install because once your drywall is up that's it!! I like the idea of the conduit under the driveway for future light posts, etc.; that is a great idea!!

I like having a switch in my pantry door so the light comes on automatically when you open it.

I have an outlet in my master closet so we can plug the iron in there.

Things went very well today!! I'm exhausted after spending 3 1/2 hours going through the house. He was very impressed with my knowledge and preparation. Thanks to years of research and advice on GW of course! ;) He nicknamed me "the prewire queen". I explained to him my plans to take pictures of all walls while open noting the height and location of everything (awesome trick I learned here). He thought it was a fantastic idea! Great guy, and he took time with me to talk things out. It's so nice to have this complete and to be able to cross it off the list of stuff that's been on my mind forever. Thanks again for your help.
Lori

I added electrical outlets inside the bathroom cabients... I want to then use electrical cords to connect to the hairdryers, etc. I then can keep them in the drawers and not have the hairdryer/curling iron up on the counter. LOVE IT!!!