Re: Re: New House - Flood Wired - Am I right to be scared ?

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxx>]

Can you give us a report on the MVP?  There are a few people here who want
to know how good it is (and I haven't got round to setting mine up yet!)

Mal



----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Wright" <howard@fastmail.fm>
To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:03 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: New House - Flood Wired - Am I right to be scared ?


> Hi there
>
> I moved into a 1970's house in September and have flood wired mnost
> of it over the last few months. I have used Cat5 and have installed
> an IPhomenet hub. The system is great - so flexible. The ability to
> plug in Computers, TV's, Audio etc. wherever and whenever is just so
> cool.
>
> My latest toy is a Haupage Media MVP which allows me to store all my
> CD's on the server in the office and route them through the IpHomenet
> hub and listen to them in any room that has a TV - or in the lounge
> via the Home Cinema system.
>
> I would certainly recommend anyone who is looking to renovate should
> strongly consider the flood wiring as the cost is minimal (not
> counting the Hub which was around #700)
>
> Also anyone moving into a new house can get the flood wiring done
> very cheaply. My last house was new and a when I purchased it the
> first fix electrics were just going in. I gave the electrician fifty
> quid and he put all the cabling in for.
>
> Howard
> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups.com, "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
> <haweste@a...> wrote:
> > Gareth,
> >
> > Cool ! A new house for Christmas :-)
> >
> > This is what my house is like, downstairs at least. It is
possible
> to bury cables in the wall - it's just a bit messy ;-) I even managed
> to keep the coving and dado rails intact while doing it too. Good
> access under the floor upstairs makes things much easier too, as
> would an SDS drill with a "skirting board" chasing tool -
basically a
> chisel with a kinked shaft that reaches behind obstructions to chisel
> out waste. Screwfix do them. I managed to get by with a 400mm long
> drill and "waggling it up" behind the coving until I'd made
enough of
> a mess to accommodate the trunking :-/
> >
> > I used a wall chaser to cut two channels into the wall about 25mm
> apart, and about 30mm deep. A small club hammer and a couple of cold
> chisels / bolsters removed the "middle". I fixed 25x16mm
trunking
> into the slot and then plastered over the top. With some better
> sanding down on my part, the chases would be totally invisible.
> >
> > There are some pictures of my cabling in the Yahoo photos area -
> I'll have a look for any more that are relevant. You're
> Windsor/Ascot/Slough way IIRC ? I'm near Farnham, Surrey. You're
> welcome to pop over and have we'll have a poke about here if it would
> help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tim H.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gareth Cook Sent: 29 December 2003 12:10
> > >
> > > Yes, we moved on the 23rd December and have starting
planning
> > > on how im
> > > going to automate this house. 2nd step after the garage door
> > > is to figure
> > > out how to flood wire this beasty. I am a little scared !
> > > Dont want to
> > > touch the nice expensive cornice thats there and it's all
> > > solid breeze
> > > block - no plasterboard.
> > >
> > > Methinks I should have a flood wire party for you all to
come
> > > and have
> > > some fun !
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > G.
> >
> > +
>
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