[mythtv-users] OT: Wiring a new construction home for A/V, Ethernet, etc

[Yan Seiner]

On Mon, December 1, 2008 8:27 am, Matt S. wrote:
> Hi!  Sorry for the OT, but I figured that the topic ties into this
> community pretty nicely
>
> Any advice, websites, books, etc out there for wiring a home during
> construction?  I'll be starting to build my house in the next month or
> so from the ground up.  I've pretty much got carte blanche on what I
> can do, and I plan to do most of the wiring for cat6, coax, phone,
> A/V, speaker, etc myself to gain some sweat equity, and I'm just a DIY
> kinda guy - which I'm sure most of you on this list can relate to.
>
> So... Where should I start?  I want to do it "right", and I want to
> make sure that I'm futureproofing it as much as I can.  I've got some
> general ideas and thoughts, and I'm no stranger to making cables, I've
> just never done a full home setup before from the ground up.
>

Don't run cable, run conduit then pull cable.  A 1" conduit can probably
hold 3-4 cables comfortably.  Run it all to a central location where your
hub/server will be with no more than 2 ells and you're golden.

You can always pull cable later as needed.

--Yan

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