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Scott C

Scott C

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Hi all,

I appreciate this is a very vague question however I’m looking to get network points installed around my house but I was hoping to get any kind of ballpark figure of costs I could potentially expect to pay…

It’s an average sized detached with 3 bedrooms I was thinking of getting at least 2 points installed in the drawing room, the 3 bedrooms and possibly the hallway…

With such little information is anyone able to give me even a very rough idea of cost?

Thanks,

Scott
 
Start at £200/socket and go up from there depending on how clean you want it.

Are you prepared to have internal surface mount conduit or do you want to cut channels in the walls or would you accept conduit outside the house? Where will your patch panel and switch be? Do you need power put in that location as well?

Bottom line, it’s not going to be cheap.
 
GaryTheSnail said:
It can be cheap though if op learnt how to do it.

Lots of factors to include. Distance, Area how good you want things to be, extra central kit, more network equipment etc.
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Not everyone want to do everything themselves. Let’s assume the OP really is as shocking at DIY as they claim. They might not even own a drill, let alone a channel cutter to open up their plaster. And some people have the most terrifying spouses who won’t let them run cables along the skirting board and under the carpet. I’m here to help those people as well.
 
WJA96 said:
Not everyone want to do everything themselves. Let’s assume the OP really is as shocking at DIY as they claim. They might not even own a drill, let alone a channel cutter to open up their plaster. And some people have the most terrifying spouses who won’t let them run cables along the skirting board and under the carpet. I’m here to help those people as well.
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Oh ofc. I appreciate that not everyone is ok at DIY but £200 quid a double point not many would go for that for certain. Probably why they get electricians to run the cable.

Could be a new business model for someone but wouldn’t be allowed to advertise it here.

It’s simple enough to run cable through a house and have it look neat.

I hid mine between walls and all you see is a faceplate all going back to a central location to the IKEA lack rack.

Works a treat.
 
GaryTheSnail said:
Oh ofc. I appreciate that not everyone is ok at DIY but £200 quid a double point not many would go for that for certain. Probably why they get electricians to run the cable.

Could be a new business model for someone but wouldn’t be allowed to advertise it here.

It’s simple enough to run cable through a house and have it look neat.

I hid mine between walls and all you see is a faceplate all going back to a central location to the IKEA lack rack.

Works a treat.
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Why do you think electricians would be less than £200/drop? Get a quote for a dual 13A socket and you might be horrified.
 
Scott C said:
I was thinking of getting at least 2 points installed in the drawing room
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Make it at least four points where you have the TV. And if I were planning a new build I would have two 10 Gb network points with every power socket - complete overkill, of course, but it would make life so much easier.
 
GaryTheSnail said:
Oh ofc. I appreciate that not everyone is ok at DIY but £200 quid a double point not many would go for that for certain. Probably why they get electricians to run the cable.

Could be a new business model for someone but wouldn’t be allowed to advertise it here.

It’s simple enough to run cable through a house and have it look neat.

I hid mine between walls and all you see is a faceplate all going back to a central location to the IKEA lack rack.

Works a treat.
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You seem to be missing a key point here, £200 a drop is very cheap when you factor in tools, vehicles, insurance, materials etc. Source, run a network cabling company who don't touch domestic work because there just is no money in it, especially when you factor in VAT.
 
Hyburnate said:
You seem to be missing a key point here, £200 a drop is very cheap when you factor in tools, vehicles, insurance, materials etc. Source, run a network cabling company who don't touch domestic work because there just is no money in it, especially when you factor in VAT.
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The challenge on these forums is there is always someone who spent all weekend putting in two sockets (literally 16-20 hours work) and will cheerfully tell you it cost them £20. Pay someone to do that at minimum wage and straight away it’s £200+VAT. And even at minimum wage folks will quote the headline figure, not the actual cost figure with holidays, pension and national insurance taken into account.
 
Hyburnate said:
You seem to be missing a key point here, £200 a drop is very cheap when you factor in tools, vehicles, insurance, materials etc. Source, run a network cabling company who don't touch domestic work because there just is no money in it, especially when you factor in VAT.
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Right. I’m not missing the point. I understand how much it costs I just don’t think people will pay it.

You missed my point not the other way around.
 
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Thanks all for the replies, they’ve been very helpful as I really didn’t know where to start on costs so the figures are appreciated :)

WJA96 said:
Start at £200/socket and go up from there depending on how clean you want it.

Are you prepared to have internal surface mount conduit or do you want to cut channels in the walls or would you accept conduit outside the house? Where will your patch panel and switch be? Do you need power put in that location as well?

Bottom line, it’s not going to be cheap.
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I do already have an additional line running into the office which comes around the outside of the house so I think I’d be fine with a conduit outside the house running from the NTE if that is an option but equally I think I’d be comfortable with surface mounted conduits…
 
I have small trunking between the top of the wall and the ceiling in my hall way to reach my office. No one notices it until I point it out. If it’s a reasonably new build then you might be able to make use out of the telephone cabling as they use Cat5 in a ring.
 
ChrisD. said:
I have small trunking between the top of the wall and the ceiling in my hall way to reach my office. No one notices it until I point it out. If it’s a reasonably new build then you might be able to make use out of the telephone cabling as they use Cat5 in a ring.
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It’s certainly doable so long as you dint have the terrifying spouse issue. I know plent of men (and it’s always men) who just have the cable bundled up with tie-wraps along the walls and over the door fames. It’s dead easy, can even be done with pre-made cables, and it works beautifully. But it’s not pretty. And that tends to be where the terrifying spouse crop up. “My wife/girlfriend/partner says…”.
 
WJA96 said:
It’s certainly doable so long as you dint have the terrifying spouse issue. I know plent of men (and it’s always men) who just have the cable bundled up with tie-wraps along the walls and over the door fames. It’s dead easy, can even be done with pre-made cables, and it works beautifully. But it’s not pretty. And that tends to be where the terrifying spouse crop up. “My wife/girlfriend/partner says…”.
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Yeah, I’d be able to get away with that if it was a short-term solution but I’d still be pushing my luck :p
 
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