Alarm companies will pre-wire almost for free, like $150 or $200. They
expect to make it up when they gouge you on the system. That's the industry
model. Call several.
-B

"John Smith" wrote in message
om...
I am building a new house, and as an almost afterthought, I want to
install
prewiring for an alarm system. I am thinking of just prewiring the system
for
now, and purchase the system/subscription later. The drywall is not up,
so
this should be reasonably easy to do.

System wise, I don't want to commit to a particular system/vendor yet, and
I
want flexibility of choosing from different provider later. I assume that
all
the wires are compatible amongst the many different systems (ie, the three
wires for power, ground, and signal, same gauge requirements, etc)? If
not,
what should I look for?

What can I expect to pay for this? How do I spot a good installer? What
questions do I ask? How many sensors should I install (I am thinking all
the
doors, all the windows, fire, water, smoke, low O2 (is there such thing),
what
else am I missing?)?

Thanks.