For more than 14 years Custom Design & Installation has been providing discriminating customers in the St. Louis area with the finest in custom designed audio, video, home theater, security, lighting control and home automation systems.   • Recognized by Electronic House magazine as one of the top 50 home systems integrators in the United States. The only top 50 dealer in Missouri. • Member of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association). • Member of the Certified Builders Guild.     CBG members must follow high standards in business operations and customer service.   • Certified Builders Guild "Obelisk" Award winner 2000. • Elan Home Systems Outstanding Dealer since 1994. • Elan Home Systems Elite Dealer 1999 & 2000.     Elan manufactures outstanding home audio products. We sell Elan products because we believe they offer the best features/performance/reliability for the dollar. Elan helps us meet our goal of providing customers with the best value.   • Runco Certified Dealer.     Runco has built their reputation on picture quality. For this reason, Runco requires dealers to be trained at their factory. In addition to being trained we are committed to providing our customers with the best possible picture quality.   • Vantage Certified Dealer.     The design, installation and programming of complex lighting control and automation systems requires attention to detail, an understanding of systems integration and extensive programming skills. In addition to being trained and certified by Vantage, we take pride in our ability to design and program seamless systems that are simple to operate.   • Licensed Communications Contractor since 1987.     Licensed contractors are bonded and must be insured. As a licensed contractor we can obtain permits and inspections as required. Our installations comply with building codes.   • Member of the Home Builders Association. • Member of the National Association of Home Builders. • All Installers and Technicians are members of United Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.     Most electricians are members of I.B.E.W. Local 1. Our installers and technicians can work along-side the electricians without the labor problems that non-union companies can cause. The union also sets educational standards to keep their members performing at a higher standard.   • 20,000, mostly new-construction jobs since 1987.     Homebuilders are constantly dealing with thousands of details and hundreds of suppliers and subcontractors. We have designed our company to accommodate builders by taking care of the details associated with our systems, communicating with the builder and customer, keeping our schedule commitments and maintaining a cooperative work environment on job sites.   • State-of-the-art showroom for demonstrating audio, video, home theater, security, lighting control and home automation system.     In our showroom customers can experience the look, feel, convenience and ease of use of the systems we install. We meet with customers by appointment only so that we can spend quality time demonstrating our systems, answering questions and designing systems that meet customers' needs and exceed their expectations.     At Custom Design & Installation we understand that what we sell is home entertainment and life enhancement products and services. Our goal is to deliver systems that not only perform well, but also are reliable and simple to use. Every member of the family should be able to operate the entertainment system.