Submission + - How to future-proof home wiring? 1
Beryllium Sphere(tm) writes: Now is my last chance to run wiring semi-cheaply before useful areas get insulated and sheet-rocked. I'd like to put in wiring that won't leave me needing a retrofit in ten years. In other words, the answer to the question "But just what is it you want to accomplish?" is "to allow for things I haven't thought of yet".
Some things are obvious, like making everything a home run to the wiring closet and not skimping on cable quality.
But what to put in the walls?
One option is something called bundled cable which consolidates into one easily pullable jacket two RG6 coax cables, two UTPs, and two multimode fibers. One of those per room should take care of most networking needs but might not support future multimedia projects.
Another option is to buy N cable reels and a lot of cable ties and make my own bundle. Two or three Cat 6a's would be logical, but what else? HDMI?
Still another option is to install conduit and avoid having to guess the future. Friends with a construction background have warned me that this is much harder to do than it sounds.
Then of course there's the option of doing nothing, on the assumption that everything will be wireless in the future and that 60 GHz equipment will make it down the price curve to the mass market.
If you were buying a house, what kind of built-in wiring would make you smile and relax?
Some things are obvious, like making everything a home run to the wiring closet and not skimping on cable quality.
But what to put in the walls?
One option is something called bundled cable which consolidates into one easily pullable jacket two RG6 coax cables, two UTPs, and two multimode fibers. One of those per room should take care of most networking needs but might not support future multimedia projects.
Another option is to buy N cable reels and a lot of cable ties and make my own bundle. Two or three Cat 6a's would be logical, but what else? HDMI?
Still another option is to install conduit and avoid having to guess the future. Friends with a construction background have warned me that this is much harder to do than it sounds.
Then of course there's the option of doing nothing, on the assumption that everything will be wireless in the future and that 60 GHz equipment will make it down the price curve to the mass market.
If you were buying a house, what kind of built-in wiring would make you smile and relax?