Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Apr 19, 2011 11:35 am Sure this has been discussed before,I am building with a driveway 135 metres long.All services will go in same trench,I want to know what cables besides phone line should I put in.Will put tv points in Bedrooms kitchen,study and tv room.At present I have internet which suit our needs,think for future. Re: new house need advice 2Apr 19, 2011 2:50 pm pattycake4 Sure this has been discussed before,I am building with a driveway 135 metres long.All services will go in same trench,I want to know what cables besides phone line should I put in.Will put tv points in Bedrooms kitchen,study and tv room.At present I have internet which suit our needs,think for future. TV comes from an antenna on the roofs/ in the roof... other then the Lead In there won't be anyting else you will need to put in the conduit... Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: new house need advice 3Apr 19, 2011 4:13 pm Thanks pugs,I was hoping you would answer.What about foxtel etc,what would you suggest for house re cables for future.Maybe not worry and have wireless not sure if I am on right track. Re: new house need advice 4Apr 19, 2011 4:34 pm pattycake4 Thanks pugs,I was hoping you would answer.What about foxtel etc,what would you suggest for house re cables for future.Maybe not worry and have wireless not sure if I am on right track. are you talking about the Lead in or inside of the House??? your Oringal questions was about the lead in... Foxtal/ optus won't install "cable" over 50m (I'm led to beleive) so if you require any "pay per view" content then you will need to look at Satilite or IPTV (comes over copper dsl/ Fibre to the Home) also with that long of a driveway what it won't be the "standard" $299 for install they have a 20m- 40m rule and beyond that you need to pay for the conduits to be installed. Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: new house need advice 5Apr 19, 2011 6:02 pm Sorry Pugs my original was about lead in,now it's both .Who would I contact in regards to conduits is it Telstra or does my electrician run it in trench.Am I correct Satilite for foxtel,not sure what( lptv or copperd sl means) Re: new house need advice 6Apr 19, 2011 7:05 pm Copper is the basic term used for a phone line as it is made of Copper (the metal) IPTV is TV content you cna get over you adsl line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_TV viewtopic.php?f=34&t=41846 Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: new house need advice 8Apr 19, 2011 8:55 pm pattycake4 Thanks Pugs,will have a talk to electrician General Tips: How many and where… Pick a space for your equipment to end up. Suggested places: Garage, study/ home office and or under the stairs if you have them. The place will need good ventilation and or good in rack cooling. This a rough guide/ Bare minimum on how many and in what rooms/ areas you may want to consider getting your Cabler to run stuff. Main Bed room: 4 x Data + 2 x TV Minor Bed rooms: 2 x Data + 1 x TV Study/ Home Office: 2 x Data + 1 TV on one wall, and 2 x Data on another wall Home Theatre: 4 x Data + 2 x TV Garage: 2 x Data + 1 x TV Areas that you may think are a waste: 1 x Data Behind the fridge, 2 x Data in the laundry and any area (single story only) where you may add a back to base security system. If you are building a 2 story house you will need to get all you’re cabling in place before the gyprock goes up. You may also need in wall conduits Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal XCEM Alpha flooring seems to relatively new and I could not found any reviews. Have you or someone you know have used it and would recommend over other subfloor options?… 2 7597 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15257 I’m not a structural engineer but I’m free. you still need an engineer for the plans. I only have part of your plans, but you seem to have a 850mm drop from the side… 3 9957 |