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

[Allen Edwards]

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:11 PM,  <f-myth-users at media.mit.edu> wrote:
> One other thing you might consider, whenever you're running wiring in
> open walls (e.g., before any drywall has gone on) is to PHOTOGRAPH the
> completed wall.  You never know when, ten years from now, you're really
> going to want to know exactly where some wire went so you or some other
> contractor knows what to avoid.  And it makes finding studs to hang
> things on so much easier!
>
> [One from far enough back to show the whole wall is ideal; some detail
> shots might also be useful or interesting.  Given that pictures in
> this digital age are essentially free, go nuts.  It'll take you five
> minutes and might save you many hours years from now.  Just be sure
> to know -which room- and -which wall- each picture is, since there
> aren't the usual guideposts if the wall isn't finished yet.  I'd
> suggest holding up a piece of paper or an index card (or thumbtacking
> it to the wall) with the name of the room and the name of the wall...]
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And take a picture of the finished wall from the same spot while you
still remember what you did.  Then you can match up the exact location
when you go back to find what is behind a wall.  If you are into
photoshop, you can stack them in layers if you line them up well
enough.

Allen