Re: Home automation plan

["iwilson2003" <iwilson2003@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, its going to make a mess :-(

In rooms with false ceilings (hall, kitchen, bathrooms, utility) the
cables can be taken through the ceilings and then dropped down behind
the plasterboard to the wallplates.  Small sections will need to be
cut out of the plasterboard to get the cables over the noggins (right
word?).

For rooms without false ceilings (living room and bedrooms), cable
will have to go behind the skirting board (I was going to take this of
anyway to install wood flooring).

Ian

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Alistair Watkins" <ukha@a...>
wrote:
> Out of interest (I'm new to this stuff remember) how do you run the
cables
> through the walls? I see they are of the stud variety, and the false
ceiling
> is obviously a help, but do you plan on taking the plasterboard off
of all
> some of the walls, or can you do it with less overall damage?
>
> Thanks,
> Alistair
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: iwilson2003 [mailto:iwilson2003@xxxxxxx...]
>   Sent: 09 July 2003 20:04
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Home automation plan
>
>
>   I am putting together a home-automation plan for a new flat, and
>   would welcome any feedback or suggestions.
>
>   It is a newly built three bedroom ground floor flat with shared
>   entrance hall.  Internal walls are stud partition, and some areas
>   have a 2ft false ceiling (hall, bathrooms, kitchen, and utility). 
It
>   has a concrete floor with underfloor heating.  Boiler and CH room
>   unit (Siebe Lifestyle LP722) are in the utility room. Each room has
a
>   thermostat (Cewal).  Hot water cylinder and underfloor heating feed
>   are in the store to the right of the bathroom.  Consumer unit and
gas
>   meter are in the store to the left of the bathroom.  Node zero will
>   be placed here as well.
>
>   Floor plan and my initial HA wiring/layout plan may be found at:
>
>     http://www.geocities.com/iwilson2003/ha/floorplan.gif
>     http://www.geocities.com/iwilson2003/ha/haplan.gif
>
>
>   Initially I will just install a data network and a Comfort
>   alarm/control system.  S-video output from Sky+ will be distributed
>   over cat5e via Kat5 modules.  I can distribute to several rooms
using
>   the existing Sky+ outputs.  Later I will buy on of Keiths S-video
>   matrix switchers when it becomes available.  I will also add a
>   Homevision Pro system in the future.
>
>   I might also leave the Smartfit heating control system until a later
>   time.   Either that, or get someone in to connect it up.  I'm happy
>   enough with wiring, but not to sure of my way around a heating
>   system
>
>   I dont plan on any CCTV.
>
>
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