Re: New Build

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James,

Having recently moved my wiring closet form under the stairs to a
landing cupboard, I would suggest the upstairs option would be better.
There's very little I *need* to go to the cupboard for and I'd guess
that a cupboard by the front door would be more convenient for coats,
shoes etc.

Is it a 3 storey house or a ground & upstairs? With the cupboard
upstairs in a 2-storey there's the whole of the loft available for
access & cable routing. Having the wiring closet non-centrally
downstairs leaves you with a large bundle of cables all following the
same route, whereas upstairs they can come from a variety of routes so
each bundle isn't quite so big.

There's maybe advantages in locating the electronics near the consumer
units for the house, but I don't think it's a biggie if you can't...

For reference I've installed 3x cat5, 1 coax & 2x speaker cable to six
points in the lounge, speaker cables to the downstairs room ceilings
and 2/3/4 cat5 + 1x coax to typically two places in all of the
remaining rooms. I've lost count of the number of runs but I will post
some pics of my (still cramped and work-in-progress) new wiring closet
:-)

Just as an aside, my adsl router gets very hot and the cupboard
currently runs at >28degC. I will be moving the router to back under
the stairs as it never seemed to get too hot there, but I guess my
point is, don't overlook ventilation requirements for the cupboard /
racks etc.

HTH,

Tim.



On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:58 PM, James - SJ Computers
<james@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>
>
> We haven't looked at Z-Wave. Isn't it a wireless system? Because this
is a
> new build our client would like a hardwired system.
>
> Switch: Any reason why not Netgear? PoE is a must, for the reasons
given.
> Been looking at the GS748TP, although I expect we won't need full PoE,
> therefore may go for 1x GS724TP and 1x GS724TS, to keep costs down.
>
>
>
> Another question: Where is the best place to locate Node Zero? I have
seen
> some builds with them in a room next to the front door, others with
them as
> centrally as possible to reduce cable costs. The architect has left
two huge
> storage rooms on the second floor, my only concern is running cable
all the
> way to/from the second floor.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> James
>
> SJ Computers


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