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

[Steve Heistand]

On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:31:57 -0800 (PST), Yan Seiner wrote
> 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.
> 


plus make sure to run a few extra outlets to areas you know or even think
you may have a lot of electronics at. 


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Steve Heistand
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