[ale] [OT] Residential Data/Voice/Video Wiring

[Christopher Gilbert]

The fat wide conduit is the way to go but don't mix your data line with
power.  It is tempting to run cat5 along preexisting power cables but
have heard of shielded video and cat5 being effected.  

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 16:47, tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> Hopefully, three years of waiting has to do with a computer clock, not 
> wall clock...
> 
> I'll take a semi-stab at this - in two parts. (Somebody chime in where I 
> goof please) First - basic problem is you want an electrician. Second - 
> run conduit, nice wide fat open conduit, over all runs where getting 
> access could be a hassel (like going from the crawl space to the attic of 
> a two story, or through a section of roof which has minimal or no access.
> 
> IMHO (&/or ignorant opion), the conduit will vastly simplify 
> enlarging/changing the wireing later when you (or the people after you) 
> figure out what is _really_ needed by making it easier to pull more wire 
> through blind parts of the structure. The electrician is to keep the 
> effort up to code.
> 
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Token wrote:
> 
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> >   I'm in the process of building a house.  So far, looking in the yellow
> > pages and other places I've been unable to find a company/contractor
> > that does voice/data/video cabling for residential stuff.  I'm trying to
> > find someone who is familiar with using satellite distribution as well.
> > That's been the real stumper.  I'm not looking for anything really fancy
> > like a whole house automation system or being able to route video
> > electronically and such.  I'm basically just want a distribution point
> > for cable TV, Satellite TV, Cable Modem Access, Ethernet, and plain old
> > telephone.  I want to be able to have access to all this in each room
> > and with some sort of patch panel in the basement.  I could do all this
> > myself but I'm not real familiar with the satellite splitter and how
> > that would all work with patching cable or Antenna HDTV signals.  I
> > figured maybe of some you folks would have some recommendations or
> > advice.  
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Chip Gwyn
> > 
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