Re: Re: Advice please on running cat5

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Now the floorboards & carpets are back down and everything is
tidied ...

One suggestion to anyone else that's considering retro-fitting cat5 to
their home is to get some cable rods.
I purchased an inexpensive (=A315) set and it meant I need fewer
floorboards up than without.
Getting between the opened floorboards was an absolute doddle with them.

jon
On Nov 13, 2007 12:18 PM, Jon Wilkins <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks all for the advice.
>
> >  I've got some heat shrink from screwfix but if you look at the
> >  Papidonline.com site they have the spec sheets for their
sheathing
> >  which gives the dielectric constant and resistance in KV/mm. I
never
> >  did work out how to translate this to "mains rated".
From my
> >  experience no-one will ever check your runs so it probably for
your
> >  peace of mind more than anything.
> In the end I pulled up another floorboard (turned out it was already
> quite loose and the wife was on a quick trip to B&Q & Jewson)
so I put
> in a few more joist holes -- so there's only 2 points now where the
> cat5 runs over joists along with the mains outlet.  But the mains
> outlet will probably be removed when we do the kitchen next year
> anyway.  So for now I'm clear of the mains which takes away the
"mains
> rated" issue.
>
> On Nov 12, 2007 10:53 PM, JonS <semi.jon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  I have used a false ceiling in my kitchen for cable and pipe
runs.
> >  As the ceilings are high it isn't noticeable and running the
cables
> >  from below was remarkably easy compared with running through
joists
> >  or even through conduit. If you want to keep SWMBO happy I'd
avoid
> >  re-running cables, or at least admitting its a re-run ;-)
> >  If you are working room by room then will you store cut cables
> >  between the joists until a room is ready to recieve them or keep
open
> >  access to your central node(s) throughout the work?
>
> I'd not thought of that... we have very high ceilings too (almost 2ft
> above the doorway) so dropping the ceiling just 3-4 inches would not
> show & could be useful to save more joist holes.
>
> >  If you are working room by room then will you store cut cables
> >  between the joists until a room is ready to recieve them or keep
open
> >  access to your central node(s) throughout the work?
> Already running some additional cabling to a couple of locations --
> seeing how I currently have much of the landing floor up!
>
>
> It's obvious the data cabling is a DIY job -- the cables are neatly
> run, labelled, and clipped up to the joists every now-and-then....
> unlike the professional work already in the void which seems to be
> mostly junction boxes with a few bits of cable holding them together
> ;-)
>
> And I'm now connected to t'internet via the first of my new network
> cables.... ! A success milestone!
> (Though after pratting around for half an hour getting the punching
> correct, I am gonna borrow my mate's cable tester when I can get hold
> of him...!)
>
> Thanks all again.
>
> jon
>