A complete smart home depends on both line-voltage electrical infrastructure and low-voltage technology. Regent5 holds C10 electrical and C7 low-voltage licenses, allowing the same accountable organization to coordinate service capacity, panels, lighting circuits, shade power, structured wiring, automation, networking, security, AV, and backup power from design through final commissioning. Our in-house engineering, CAD design and drafting, and 3D modeling capabilities help resolve these systems with the architecture before they become field conflicts.
Electrical and engineering servicesHome automation cabling is the least expensive work of a project while framing is open and the most expensive work to redo after drywall. Our smart home wiring scope covers structured cabling to every television, keypad, access point, camera, and speaker location, conduit pathways for future pulls, and a hardwired network backbone, because everything wireless in a home performs only as well as the wire behind it.
Structured wiring for automationOn remodels and finished homes, we design retrofit paths that respect the walls you are not opening. Wireless lighting control such as Lutron RadioRA 3 installs at existing switch locations, and we design retrofit approaches for audio, shades, and networking that minimize construction. The honest tradeoffs get discussed before work begins, not after, so you know exactly what can be achieved without construction and what genuinely requires opening a wall.
Lutron lighting controlAs a smart home electrical contractor we handle the line voltage side in full: lighting circuits, dedicated equipment circuits, panel and service upgrades, EV charging, generator and battery integration, and PG&E coordination from load evaluation through the final meter connection. As a C10 licensed electrical contractor we pull our own permits, design to code, and manage inspections, which matters on projects adding EV charging, battery backup, or a generator.
EV charging and backup powerRegent5 designs, installs, programs, commissions, upgrades, and services residential systems built around platforms such as Savant, Control4, Crestron, Lutron, Josh.ai, Ruckus, Cisco Meraki, UniFi, and Verkada. Platform selection is coordinated with electrical capacity, lighting and shading, network architecture, security, audio video, equipment rooms, backup power, documentation, and long-term support. Selected systems can also be experienced at Regent5’s showroom and design center before final project decisions are made.
Whole home automation platformsRegent5 serves custom homes and estates across Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Hillsborough, Burlingame, San Francisco, Tiburon, Mill Valley, Kentfield, Napa, Sonoma, Yountville, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Pleasanton, Carmel, Pebble Beach, and surrounding Northern California communities. The San Carlos headquarters and showroom support design meetings and demonstrations, while the field and service teams work throughout the broader service region.
Talk through your projectRegent5 carries the work beyond installation. Our dedicated service team is supported by an in-house engineering team that can maintain electrical, automation, lighting control, shades, networking and IT, security and surveillance, access control, door and gate entry, climate-control interfaces, audio video, solar, battery systems, and generators for mid-to-large estates. The objective is a documented, serviceable property with one accountable technical partner over time.
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Look for a contractor that can coordinate both the line-voltage electrical infrastructure and the low-voltage automation systems, especially on custom homes where lighting, shades, networking, security, AV and backup power overlap. Regent5 is based in San Carlos, holds C10 electrical and C7 low-voltage classifications, and provides design, installation, commissioning and long-term service across the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.
For a complete smart home you need both disciplines, and the question is whether they arrive as one contractor or two. Split across two companies, the lighting plan, panel capacity, and automation design get negotiated in the field at your expense. Regent5 holds the C10 electrical and C7 low voltage licenses together, so the electrical and the automation are engineered as one design.
Structured cabling to every display, keypad, access point, camera, and speaker location, conduit for future pulls, a hardwired network backbone, and the electrical circuits behind lighting control, shades, and equipment rooms. On new construction it happens before drywall; on remodels we design around the walls that stay closed.
Yes. As a C10 licensed electrical contractor we pull our own permits, design to code, manage inspections, and coordinate PG&E service upgrades from load evaluation through the final meter connection, which matters on projects adding EV charging, battery backup, or a generator.
Often, yes. Wireless lighting control such as Lutron RadioRA 3 installs at existing switch locations, and we design retrofit paths for audio, shades, and networking that minimize construction. The honest tradeoffs get discussed before work begins, not after.
Regent5 designs, installs, programs, commissions, upgrades, and services systems built around Savant, Control4, Crestron, Lutron, Josh.ai, Ruckus, Cisco Meraki, UniFi, Verkada, and other residential technology platforms. The right platform depends on the property, project stage, existing infrastructure, user experience, service requirements, and how the system must coordinate with electrical, lighting, shading, networking, security, audio video, and backup power.
The electrical and automation disciplines behind our work, each covered in depth.
Regent5 now provides personalized smart home consultations, designed to kick-start your project swiftly and efficiently. Simply provide us with your contact information and a brief outline of your interests, and we will pair you with the right specialist for your project.
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