there was an article a while back about setting up pvc wire chases in your home for future upgrades. the article had a picture of the insides of the house and it talked about all the new and different and changing data cables that are out there and why this was a good idea. anyone rember what issue that was from? thanks
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I don't remember it but I'd be very interested in seeing it if you run across it.
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Are you talking about systems that fit behind the baseboard?
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no, although thats a possibility for what i need/am doing. i did find an article about this particular subject in my search.
If it's for all of the wall plate locations throughout the house, flexible conduit, AKA "Smurf Tube" is easier to work with. If you want to connect a basement to an attic, PVC works great. For commercial, some local codes require any splices to be made in a junction box, whether it's high or low voltage. Carlon and other companies sell orange flex tubing for low voltage applications. Blue is generally for high voltage but I have seen it used for low voltage, too.
If you're not doing any high powered data transfer, Cat5e will work for quite some time. If you want to run the cabling once and not have to worry about it becoming obsolete for 10 years or more, Cat6 or Cat7 will do the job. I don't think fiber will be a necessity, yet.
thats what i am thinking. i'm getting ready to close on a home built in 1932. balloon framed and no insulation. i wanted to get the wiring in order first, then insulate. there was an article describing the process with some ideas but i can't find it for the life of me. for all i know it was probally in "this old house"or something. but what you described is what the article was refering to. hopefully someone rembers it. (i need pictures!) lol
Being balloon framed, you should already have open stud spaces where you can run a piece of conduit. If the basement will remain unfinished or you'll use suspended ceiling, I don't think I would bother. One you drill a hole up from the basement, you have an open space to the second floor top plate. You'll be able to see the sole from the basement anyway, and if you cut your holes in the wall to locate the wall plates first, you can drop a chain, drill the hole and use a magnet to grab the chain so you can pull it through the hole. It's usually easier to go up than down when running cables. Outside walls should be wired before closing them, if you want your insulation and vapor barrier to remain intact.
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