A beautiful home.
A brilliant foundation.

A lighting system planned around the architecture.

The system behind the scenes. — Lutron HomeWorks QSX lighting-panel installation example.

DESIGN · INSTALLATION · INTEGRATION
SARASOTA & MANATEE

A MOMENT WORTH DESIGNING FOR

The beautiful room begins behind the walls.

Power. Precision. Possibility.

Imagine a home with several lighting layers in each room, broad banks of shades, and carefully considered finishes. If control is left until the end, a wall can become crowded with devices that were never designed as a whole.

A HomeWorks QSX conversation begins while those decisions can still work together. We review how the rooms connect, what a keypad should do, and where equipment can be accessible. The ambition is a home that feels easy to use because its complexity has been thoughtfully planned, not because every detail has been handed to the homeowner to manage.

Plan your HomeWorks system

THE DETAIL THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

An upgrade deserves its own plan.

An existing HomeWorks installation has a history: wiring, controls, equipment, and programming choices. We document that starting point before defining a QSX upgrade. The useful question is what you want to improve and which parts of the existing installation can support that goal. Compatibility and replacement needs are assessed for the actual project.

What would you like each keypad to do?

Start with a moment from your own home. Tell us what happens now, and what you would like to feel different.

Are lighting and shade plans being coordinated together?

Bring this into the planning conversation early. The answer can shape locations, wiring, equipment, and finishes.

For an upgrade, what works well today and what frustrates you?

Think about everyone who will use the system. Daily operation should feel as considered as the installation.

THE DETAILS, IN PLACE

A closer look.

A dedicated home for lighting control.
Installed HomeWorks cabinet with organized circuits and service access.

FROM IDEA TO INSTALLATION

The work behind
the experience.

We coordinate the details with you, your builder, and your designer, then bring the selected system together.

HomeWorks system planning
Keypad and scene design
Load and fixture coordination
Lutron shade integration

01A system shaped by the home

HomeWorks is an option for projects that call for a highly customized lighting-control design. Start with the lighting schedule, architectural drawings, and the scenes you want to use. We help translate these into a plan for circuits, equipment, controls, and programming.

02Clean walls. Clear decisions.

Keypads can bring several lighting actions into one location. The layout should be planned with the room’s circulation and finishes. We discuss what each button does, how it is labeled, and where traditional local control still makes sense.

03New construction or a substantial update

Existing wiring and equipment affect the installation approach. A major remodel may create opportunities to reconsider panel locations and control wiring; a completed home needs a plan that respects available access. We evaluate the conditions rather than assuming a complete replacement is required.

04The details behind the experience

A coordinated project reviews fixture and driver compatibility, load information, equipment access, networking requirements, and shade integration. We bring Ace Electric’s electrical expertise to those decisions and walk you through daily operation when the system is ready.

05Planning a HomeWorks QSX project

For a new installation, we start with your lighting plans, shade requirements, and preferred controls. For an existing HomeWorks system, we document the installed equipment before defining a QSX upgrade scope. Compatibility and replacement needs are evaluated for the actual system, so the proposal accounts for the wiring, controls, and programming involved.

BEFORE WE BEGIN