A couple of questions about installing network cabling

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I will be completing some significant upgrades throughout my house in stages and this gives me the chance to finally put full network cabling in.

I'll be using this for various devices as we have servers for backup, media and general data, and one of these will also be used for IP CCTV. However a couple of basic questions I keep coming back to are:


  • How many connection points to put in general rooms. I will put plenty in my home office and lounge but other rooms I am not so sure. I am thinking two connection points with two connectors each per room but is 4 cables overkill - any thoughts?

  • What grade/type of cabling to fit. I appreciate the various speeds/shielding but in practice there will be some tight spaces and corners so having the highest spec but thickest and least flexible cable could make life difficult so what's a good compromise and any recommendations of specific brand?
Any other suggestions from people that have fully network cabled their homes is appreciated!
 
Thanks everyone for the replies.

We've got a solid floor downstairs so the cabling will be run from above and chased in as we refurb room to room. Our cellings are a horrible artex pattern and rather than skim downstairs I am going to replace entirely as that also gives the chance to add this cabling (and some wall lights/sockets) for the floor below and above.

I am intending on using the top of a large built in cupboard upstairs which is in my home office so near to my other kit and servers. I've got two fairly simply routes from ground floor to loft and then back down into this cupboard so that should be fine other than the 300m of insulation (including loose fill :() which makes the loft tricky until I do elevated boarding or similar.
 
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