Re: Structured approach to cabling

[Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>]

At 17:31 12/05/99 -0000, you wrote:
>My concern is that whilst I have all the floors up and have the chance
to
>install as much cable as I wish, I put the right sort in the right
place,
and
>enough of it. Once the floor goes down that's it - no more cables.

Your best answer, if you have once-only access underfloor, is to install
some suitable empty trunking or conduit along with your expected cable
needs.  It will cost a little more than getting the cables all correct, but
a lot less than missing something that you need later...

>I supose I'm thinking in terms of a masterlist to go through so that
nothing is forgotten. My immediate thoughts are to use a HomeVision
controller, lots of X10, speaker cables for through house audio, and
integrated security system and  and ...... can't think of anything else at
this stage.

Cat-5 seems to be usable for most things.  Don't forget co-ax if you want
to distribute UHF tv, mains T&E is fine for speakers, as long as you
don't
mix the mains and speaker wiring up at a later date, and don't forget the
trunking, preferably with draw-wires and lots of access points.

Nigel
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