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Out of pure curiosity - were the trenches filled with concrete and rebar first, or are the blocks serving as foundations?
Haven't read whole thread (but will do when I get time), what's going in the rack under the stairs? My initial reaction and thoughts can be summarised with words like "hot" "noisy" "overkill" "looks gay" "wife would not approve" etc. But at the same time, I'd equally like a rack in my property, just not under the stairs! 
You going to cover it up? Surely all the stuff would get hot?
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Some more updates.
Just had the phone line put in, as you can see from the pictures. They didn't install the box on the exterior of the house as I first thought, as a friend actually arrived to install the line. It's who you know
Although I say "line", there's actually 2 lines wired up, from 2 pairs within the one physical line that enters the building. At present, only 1 will be active, but it saves moving the rack in future if we want another line connected up. Top box is Line 1, lower is Line 2.
If you have eagle vision you may be able to spot 1 bundle of CAT6 has a set of red insulation tape, and the other has white tape. I've split the lower floor in to 1 bundle and the upper floor in another to make it easier to patch them later on. The blue cable is Van Damme speaker cable (with a black shielded subwoofer cable in there) and the green is the WF100 coax for the Sky, 4 feeds to the roof and 1 to each room.
The electrical earth (green & yellow) tape is just keeping it all tidy.
Just had the phone line put in, as you can see from the pictures. They didn't install the box on the exterior of the house as I first thought, as a friend actually arrived to install the line. It's who you know
Although I say "line", there's actually 2 lines wired up, from 2 pairs within the one physical line that enters the building. At present, only 1 will be active, but it saves moving the rack in future if we want another line connected up. Top box is Line 1, lower is Line 2.
If you have eagle vision you may be able to spot 1 bundle of CAT6 has a set of red insulation tape, and the other has white tape. I've split the lower floor in to 1 bundle and the upper floor in another to make it easier to patch them later on. The blue cable is Van Damme speaker cable (with a black shielded subwoofer cable in there) and the green is the WF100 coax for the Sky, 4 feeds to the roof and 1 to each room.
The electrical earth (green & yellow) tape is just keeping it all tidy.
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Like the door. Just measured up my mums house for a composite door, much better than nasty plastic doors.
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Well you can get "plastic" doors in any colour now, and designed to look exactly like composite doors
Looking good, i'm also in the middle of moving into a new-build.
I need the kitchen next and yours very similar to what I wanted, what was the price if you don't mind me asking? Did you fit it youself?
Finally, where did you get your kitchen lights from?
I need the kitchen next and yours very similar to what I wanted, what was the price if you don't mind me asking? Did you fit it youself?
Finally, where did you get your kitchen lights from?
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By plastic, I'm referring to the ones that most people get installed these days. The ones with a PVC sash and a 28mm pvc panel beaded into it. IMO they look naff and even with the steel reinforcing in the door sash they still flex far too much. Not to mention the fact the panels warp and split for fun. I hate fitting them, but people seem to love them.
Composite doors are great, look much more like a traditional wooden door, but made out of modern materials that wont rot. They are however mega expensive, even when you get a discount on them
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I love this thread.
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To be honest it was because I only had a 600mm (deep) rack, and I didn't think I'd have the room, so wanted to offload that externally. I may add one in, if I find the sockets aren't working.
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Question?
Did you classify this an an extension of the previous house?
I know the way council tax works in Southampton that you don't have to pay the altered banding if you extend your house. Only once sold will the new charge apply.
Did you classify this an an extension of the previous house?
I know the way council tax works in Southampton that you don't have to pay the altered banding if you extend your house. Only once sold will the new charge apply.
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Everything really. Freesat box, PS3, AV Reciever, NAS, multiroom audio boxes, Mac Mini, patch panels, switches, routers.. And thats what I have right now. I'll probably end up with a smaller rack adjacent to this one, if the list continues to grow!
Spent today unbundling the cable and beginning to patch it up.
If you are wondering WTF is happening on the right hand side of this patch panel. basically.. Line 1 will be patched on port 9, it's then jumpered to 10,11,12 essentially spanning the line across 4 ports. Same with line 2, except that comes in on port 13 and spans 14,15,16. What this means is, you can patch any 1 of the 4 ports (per line), to anywhere in the house for use as a telephone socket just by moving the patch cable around. On the other end you simply connect a RJ45-> BT adaptor. Instant phone socket.
You can jumper as many ports as you want, but you will run in to REN problems if you have more than 4 phones on 1 line.
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*faints* 
This is very very impressive! Amazing work EVH!
This is very very impressive! Amazing work EVH!
Everything really. Freesat box, PS3, AV Reciever, NAS, multiroom audio boxes, Mac Mini, patch panels, switches, routers.. And thats what I have right now. I'll probably end up with a smaller rack adjacent to this one, if the list continues to grow!
Spent today unbundling the cable and beginning to patch it up.
BRB gotta change my pants now
all you need is a PLC rack and home automation
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i think he may need a backup power supply
looks awesome though!
looks awesome though!
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awsome
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