Hi all,
i recently moved into my new house, and had some redecorating done before moving in. All walls painted, carpets laid, new bathroom etc. I only moved in after the work was finished.
What i have since realised is that the wiring i have is not great for Homeplugs (which i have used without problem before in our old place).
I'm therefore looking to run CAT6 to all rooms without lifting up the carpets and floorboards etc.
I have sought the advice of an aerial installer who also does networks too (I will need the aerials and sat connections sorted out too in the rooms).
He has suggested going externally to most of the rooms and into the loft too to run the cables. These will terminate into our hallway cupboard to a patch panel(his suggestion - i was thinking of just having a switch). This is a central location and he will also move the master socket from the front door to this cupboard too. I intend to get Virgin too so need a suitable network - if the network is in place im quite happy to have this installed at the main tv only and not necessarily with the hub/patch panel.
Do his suggestions sound appropriate? is there anything i should be aware of? Should i be considering running some cable for CCTV too while im at it?
i recently moved into my new house, and had some redecorating done before moving in. All walls painted, carpets laid, new bathroom etc. I only moved in after the work was finished.
What i have since realised is that the wiring i have is not great for Homeplugs (which i have used without problem before in our old place).
I'm therefore looking to run CAT6 to all rooms without lifting up the carpets and floorboards etc.
I have sought the advice of an aerial installer who also does networks too (I will need the aerials and sat connections sorted out too in the rooms).
He has suggested going externally to most of the rooms and into the loft too to run the cables. These will terminate into our hallway cupboard to a patch panel(his suggestion - i was thinking of just having a switch). This is a central location and he will also move the master socket from the front door to this cupboard too. I intend to get Virgin too so need a suitable network - if the network is in place im quite happy to have this installed at the main tv only and not necessarily with the hub/patch panel.
Do his suggestions sound appropriate? is there anything i should be aware of? Should i be considering running some cable for CCTV too while im at it?