Cabling new two storey with Plntn

ozsurf · Aug 27, 2010 6:36 am

Hi all,

Just finished doing colours and electrical with Pl@ntation and cannot get over the prices !

I want to lay Cat 6 cables all over the house, mainly for networking and they want $3k to do it !!

I reckon I can do it for a 5th of the price !

We are building a two storey, can I get on at the weekend a run the cables with no one knowing ?

Or do I chuck the sparky some $$$ on site and ask him to run it with the electrical cable ?

Oz

b0b555 · Aug 27, 2010 7:37 am

Also building with P H. We were told they wouldn't do CAT6. SO we went with CAT5. We have 6 data and 3 TV Points. Total cost = $1,350 approx.

I can't see how you would lay cable without anyone noticing.

I would talk to the sparky and see if there is anything he can do.

ozsurf · Aug 27, 2010 7:40 am

b0b555

Also building with P H. We were told they wouldn't do CAT6. SO we went with CAT5. We have 6 data and 3 TV Points. Total cost = $1,350 approx.

I can't see how you would lay cable without anyone noticing.

I would talk to the sparky and see if there is anything he can do.

thanks, I meant knowing 'who' laid them lol

mummamichelle · Aug 27, 2010 7:51 am

We are building with pl@nt@tion and had the house handed back to us for the weekend and my dh laid all the networking cables himself. The handback was originally because we were doing the electric for the AC independent of PH but our SS was aware that we did the network cabling as well. It wasn't a problem.

Stormy · Aug 27, 2010 7:56 am

I'm not sure how it works in QLD, but I built with Henley in VIC (same company) and there was a clause in my contract to say that they would allow a licenced cable guy to lay the cables for us, and that was the only work allowed on site outside of Henley's own tradies. I had 16 cat6 points throughout the house, patch panel under the stairs, 3 TV points, 3 phone points and an HDMI cable from family room to alfresco layed by our cable guy for around $2K. My brother-in-law used to do this for a living, but because he didn't have a current 'card' he wasn't allowed on site to do it cheaply for us. I had to provide Henley with the details of our 'chosen' cable guy, so I'd be careful if you decide to do them yourself. If the SS sees them (and blue cables around the walls are pretty easy NOT to miss!!), you may find the SS ripping them out if they are not covered by the contract, or you haven't provided details of who has installed them.

You are not 'supposed' to be on site, and IF, on the off chance, something happened to you whilst carrying out the illegal work, then who is going to pay your hospital bills?

btherl · Aug 27, 2010 8:01 am

No cat6, really? M can do it. From memory it was around $130 per data point for cat6, only a little less for cat5. The price includes the cable, socket at one end and the termination in the broom cupboard. We got 3 sockets only, the rest we will handle with wireless.

ozsurf · Aug 27, 2010 8:15 am

Quote:

You are not 'supposed' to be on site, and IF, on the off chance, something happened to you whilst carrying out the illegal work, then who is going to pay your hospital bills?

My Private Health Cover ?

lol point taken.

Pugs · Aug 27, 2010 5:04 pm

$3k for a 2 story house is very reasonable.... people keep on fogetting you are also paying for the techs Knowledge, and support for this project..

and also DIY Cabling is Ilegal.. plus the above comments of any injury and such you won't be covered for OH&S, as well as have no Public Libilty insurence... it isn't your house techincally till handover.....