Running ethernet up the side of my house

[dulcificum]

We have scaffold up for another week or two and it just occurred to me to run ethernet on the outside of the house. Please tell me everything I need to know.

Is there good quality outdoor-rated cable that will actually last? How do I clip it to the render? Or is conduit necessary. If so can people recommend examples.

Is this even a good idea? The layout of the house makes internal wiring a bit of a pain so this might be the easiest thing to do.

 

[Caged]

If conduit is out of the question then an external grade Cat6 cable will be fine. For attaching it to the building use suitable size cable clips (I find co-ax clips are perfect for Cat6) and use pin plugs - don't try and clip straight into the render or mortar, it will make a huge mess.

 

[APM]

Yes,it is a very good idea,wired is just faultless.

 

[TangoEchoAlpha]

Definitely a good idea whilst you have the scaffolding. I would be inclined to wire in more than one cable at a time, say a two gang into the room. For very little extra effort you will have a backup in case one of the external cables fails for some reason (unlikely) and save having to deal with switches at the other end.