[clug-talk] wiring a 1970's era split level

[Wendell Nichols]

I'm pretty handy and I wired my house for cat5 when I bought it.  It 
took a weekend and I cut out pieces of drywall all over the place and 
drilled very long holes in floor plates to get the wires through.  My 
wife was thrilled but I did clean up pretty well.  Now a few years on 
everybody uses wireless here (3 university+ age children).  I'm the only 
one to use a wired connection and even then only in my office :(
I can't say you'll NEVER need the speed of a wired connection, but for 
internet access  the wireless connection will always be faster than the 
internet in general.  And we're probably 2 years from the next wireless 
improvement... you decide.
Also there are systems which will do networking over your home's 
electrical system too.  I have no experience with them but if your 
reasons for avoiding wireless are security related meybe that's an 
avenue to pursue.
wc

Graham Monk wrote:
> Well, seeing as no one else said anything, "How long is a piece of string"
>
> It really is too variable for any meaningful answer. Someone might
> chime in with some hourly rates of competent people, but how long it
> will take depends on the structure you are dealing with. If you are
> lucky, a readily accessible point will allow fishing of most of the
> runs with minimal convoluted hole boring and whatnot. If not, the time
> goes up accordingly. The only clue we have is it's a split level, so
> presumably a more complex structure, and the basement is finished.
> Neither of these is a good thing from the point of view of cable runs,
> so, not cheap.
>
> If you're not in a hurry, I could do with some extra funds, I would be
> willing to look at it and give you a price, I'm not a professional,
> but have wired Cat 5 successfully in the past.
>
> Failing that, get a couple of quotes from the Yellow Pages.
>
> graham
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Chris q <quilley at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Anyone have any idea what it would cost to wire a 1970's era split level
>> with cat5? The basement is completely renovated. There are 3 bedrooms up
>> stairs, 2 downstairs and 2 tv spots (one on the main floor, one in the
>> basement) I would want cable to go to.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
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