[ale] [OT] Residential Data/Voice/Video Wiring

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

Hopefully, three years of waiting has to do with a computer clock, not 
wall clock...

I'll take a semi-stab at this - in two parts. (Somebody chime in where I 
goof please) First - basic problem is you want an electrician. Second - 
run conduit, nice wide fat open conduit, over all runs where getting 
access could be a hassel (like going from the crawl space to the attic of 
a two story, or through a section of roof which has minimal or no access.

IMHO (&/or ignorant opion), the conduit will vastly simplify 
enlarging/changing the wireing later when you (or the people after you) 
figure out what is _really_ needed by making it easier to pull more wire 
through blind parts of the structure. The electrician is to keep the 
effort up to code.

On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Token wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
>   I'm in the process of building a house.  So far, looking in the yellow
> pages and other places I've been unable to find a company/contractor
> that does voice/data/video cabling for residential stuff.  I'm trying to
> find someone who is familiar with using satellite distribution as well.
> That's been the real stumper.  I'm not looking for anything really fancy
> like a whole house automation system or being able to route video
> electronically and such.  I'm basically just want a distribution point
> for cable TV, Satellite TV, Cable Modem Access, Ethernet, and plain old
> telephone.  I want to be able to have access to all this in each room
> and with some sort of patch panel in the basement.  I could do all this
> myself but I'm not real familiar with the satellite splitter and how
> that would all work with patching cable or Antenna HDTV signals.  I
> figured maybe of some you folks would have some recommendations or
> advice.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Chip Gwyn
> 
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