[ale] Future-proofing a house for networking -- what to run?

Alex Carver agcarver+ale at acarver.net
Mon Sep 11 13:31:59 EDT 2017


On 2017-09-11 10:25, Pete Hardie wrote:
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> On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     OUCH!!!!
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>     Yeah. That's why conduit behind the baseboard is a bad idea. 2" finishing
>     nail from an air nailer and it's lights out.
> 
>     The typical height for a power socket works as does 6-12" above them. That
>     avoids most normal plumbing installs, water, sewer, gas, and HVAC.
> 
> 
> ​But if you are moving up/down, you gotta cross the floor somewhere

That's why you are supposed to use chases and framed service cavities.
You make the transition in something that keeps the pipes away from the
wall.


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