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>Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where >& how to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all >the bedrooms, a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) >but I’m looking for a little more concrete info than that…
Try these: Low Voltage Home Pre-Wire Guide http://www.wildtracks.cihost.com/homewire/ (Also see the links at the bottom of the article.) Whole House Structured Wiring and the Networked Home http://hometoys.com/htinews/aug99/articles/parks/parks.htm Home Automation Article Library http://www.hometoys.com/articles.htm — Thought for the day: <http://mysite.directlink.net/matthews/smiles/started.htm>
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> Greetings: > Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where > & how to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all > the bedrooms, a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) > but I’m looking for a little more concrete info than that…
Smarthome.com sells a cable that is Cat5, coax, speaker wire, and a couple of other things I can’t remember all bundled together so you run it all at once. May be worth the extra $$. — Mark Hankins
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> Greetings: > Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where > & how to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all > the bedrooms, a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) > but I’m looking for a little more concrete info than that…
http://www.smarthome.com/8682.html — Mark Hankins
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>Smarthome.com sells a cable that is Cat5, coax, speaker wire, and a >couple of other things I can’t remember all bundled together so you run >it all at once. May be worth the extra $$.
That stuff is sooo expensive. You can buy two 1000′ reels of cat5, a bundle of RG6 and speaker wire for a fraction of what you’d spend on the bundled stuff. — Personally I would feel safer in an airliner full of armed passengers than using Microsoft products to access the net. — Stephen King in COLA
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Whatever you buy now, in 5-10 years it will be obsolete. If cost is little object, best CYA is to run home-run 2-3 inch conduit to each room where you will ever need connectivity. Make sure it is all wide turns and/or accessible caps on corners, and pre-run a pull string in each pipe as you install it. Since it is all low-volatage, PVC is fine. Just make sure it is clearly labeled as conduit, not plumbing. aem sends…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Smarthome.com sells a cable that is Cat5, coax, speaker wire, and a >couple of other things I can’t remember all bundled together so you run >it all at once. May be worth the extra $$. > That stuff is sooo expensive. You can buy two 1000′ reels of cat5, > a bundle of RG6 and speaker wire for a fraction of what you’d spend > on the bundled stuff. > — > Personally I would feel safer in an airliner full of armed passengers > than using Microsoft products to access the net. — Stephen King in COLA
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Also schrieb ameijers: >Whatever you buy now, in 5-10 years it will be obsolete. If cost is little >object, best CYA is to run home-run 2-3 inch conduit to each room where you >will ever need connectivity. Make sure it is all wide turns and/or >accessible caps on corners, and pre-run a pull string in each pipe as you >install it. Since it is all low-volatage, PVC is fine. Just make sure it is >clearly labeled as conduit, not plumbing.
Why bother with the conduit?? I would agree with a chase from basement to attic, but conduit to each room is a bit of overkill. The rule of thumb is to use interior walls (because they aren’t insulated.) Of course, I immediately violated that rule in three rooms of my house, but I did lay in a piece of smurf tube (flexible conduit) in those rooms before they blew the insulation in the walls. However, for 2nd floor rooms, you can gain access to a stud space and then use a flexible bit to go up through the top plate into the attic. Then you string the wire along to the chase, and drop it to the basement. For first floor rooms, you go down through the sole plate into the basement ceiling. Use the flexi-bit as a pilot hole, and drill yourself a 1 1/2" hole with a wood bit to finish off access to the stud space. Of course, it becomes a tad more difficult if you have firestops, but luckily I don’t. ;-{) — Excuse me while I dance a little jig of despair.
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You might want to read comp.home.automation as this type of thing gets discussed alot there.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Greetings: > My parents are in the process of designing their dream home, and they are > starting to look at outlet layout (planning where to run telephone, coax, > etc). I recommended to them that they REALLY need to think about running > speaker wire, CAT5, etc. as well… (and they agree). > Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where & how > to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all the bedrooms, > a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) but I’m looking for a > little more concrete info than that… > Thanks, > Curt
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Curt: There is a web site focused on cabling for new homes… Check out http://www.home-cabling.com and, in particular, the "Shopping Guide" at http://www.home-cabling.com/solution/shopping-guide_concise.html Regards, Bill Baxter Baxter & Tunar, Inc. http://www.home-cabling.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Greetings: > My parents are in the process of designing their dream home, and they are > starting to look at outlet layout (planning where to run telephone, coax, > etc). I recommended to them that they REALLY need to think about running > speaker wire, CAT5, etc. as well… (and they agree). > Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where & how > to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all the bedrooms, > a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) but I’m looking for a > little more concrete info than that… > Thanks, > Curt
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Greetings: > My parents are in the process of designing their dream home, and they are > starting to look at outlet layout (planning where to run telephone, coax, > etc). I recommended to them that they REALLY need to think about running > speaker wire, CAT5, etc. as well… (and they agree). > Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where & how > to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all the bedrooms, > a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) but I’m looking for a > little more concrete info than that… > Thanks, > Curt
What you want isn’t just a bunch of wires through your house. What you want is nice wide conduit that allows you to run future wire-like things through your house easily. Okay, you want that and a wiring closet. Drop ceilings don’t hurt either. Cat 5 is good now, but you’ll be wanting some sort of fiber-optic gigabit cable in 3-5 years. Thank goodness for the drop ceiling in my basement. The technology gods must be appeased. Andrew
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Greetings: My parents are in the process of designing their dream home, and they are starting to look at outlet layout (planning where to run telephone, coax, etc). I recommended to them that they REALLY need to think about running speaker wire, CAT5, etc. as well… (and they agree). Is there a website that shows suggestions / recomendations for where & how to set this up? We have already hit the obvious (coax in all the bedrooms, a couple of different walls in the family room, etc.) but I’m looking for a little more concrete info than that… Thanks, Curt
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