Talking of concrete slabs... another trick that I have used succesfully is
to lay 100mm pvc drainage pipe under the slab, with risers up to the
surface at strategic spots around the building. You can cap the risers
easily enough. These can be used for running everything from cat5 to front
door bells and speaker leads. Draw wires are a good idea, but
electrician's eels will do the job if necessary. The last time I did this
I ended up with about 15 circuits passing through one pipe. Concrete slabs
are very unforgiving if you overlook the need for a particular circuit.
Oblinux: Saves lots of debug time when the problem was actually carpet
"smooth edge" piercing your cat 5 cable and shorting it out. (or the dog
eating it for that matter)
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Jamie Honan wrote:
>
> (Cat5 cabling a house being built).
>
> One tip I've seen is to take photos of cabling before
> gyprock goes on.
>
> I'm pretty sure you can do better than Jaycar for bulk cable.
>
> One suggestion I can think of: have holes drilled in top plates
> and noggings (short bracing pieces between studs) and place a
> draw-cord. Then whenever you want to put something through you
> can later. (Draw from where you punch a hole
> through the gyprock). Probably easier access for internal
> walls rather than external (not much room in the roof where the
> external walls almost touch the roofline).
>
> This means you haven't spent a lot on cable initially.
>
> BTW if you don't have a concrete slab and can get underneath, this
> is also an advantage.
>
> Beware putting everything in whilst building is going up : that
> way lies the cost overruns.
>
> ObLinux: (scratches round) Home is so I keep my Linux boxes dry.
>
> Jamie
>
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