New Build Home - Ethernet Throughout

Fawkon

Hi there,

Recently put a booking depost down for a yet to be built house in Cork and was hoping to get some advice.

Seeing as I would like to future proof the house, and considering it is also in a rural setting I was hoping to make the most of the fact that the house is in it's very early stages (concrete has just been poured) to consider some "nice to have" features.

One of these would be running CAT 6 cabling to all major rooms in the house for optimal broadband speeds.

The only issue is I have very little knowledge on the subject itself.

Is this something that can easily be done as the rest of the house starts to take shape or would it add a decent cost to the work already?

Outside of me deciding on where in the house I would like to house the patch panel etc. is there much more I should be considering?

Any and all advice or guidance would be much appreciated!

babelfish1990

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058205181/new-build-home-ethernet-throughout

It is well worth doing at this stage. A few suggestions.

- Include ceiling or high on wall points for WiFi access points

- Use outdoor Cat6 for CCTV & garden WiFi points on outside walls

- Put a POE Ethernet switch at your hub to power WiFi APs & cameras

- No need for mains power at these points if using POE

- Install a small UPS at hub to power essentials such as Router, ONT, Ethernet Switch, and network drive for CCTV

- Wired Ethernet sockets at each TV location

- Bury a duct from your hub to reach close to nearest eir pole or cable chamber.

- Leave a rope in duct for fibre to be pulled through later

Fawkon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117787279#Comment_117787279

Thanks for your response.

The main problem I have is that a lot of the above is way above my head as I have a limited understanding of networking.

My knowledge extends as far as “Ethernet cable goes into router and internet works” 😂

Are there any companies in Cork who specialise in this area for residential properties?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117787949#Comment_117787949

These guys will do it. If you're in the process of building the house atm, it might be worth checking with the firm doing the build if they can include it as part of the build for an extra cost. It's not very complex to do and it's the best time to do it.

https://emcom.ie/audio-visual-systems-for-the-home

ablelocks

my experience, in our house for 10 years

I don't have an exact cost but i don't think it is too expensive to wire up the full house.

we wired all rooms in the house with CAT5 ethernet - this was still in the days of slow internet in a rural location.

Home Office - central point in the house where FTTH broadband comes in, Vodafone Router and Google Mesh primary unit

5 Bedrooms - Not used, even during lockdowns with kids at home and us working from home.

Kitchen - not used

Sitting Room - absolutely used - 8 port switch behind the TV

Playroom - was used until recently, but took down the TV and Xboxs to make some space and now they are on a mobile stand with WiFi access

Wifi is meeting the majority of our needs so majority of that cable & ethernet points are gone to waste.

My point is, not all rooms may need an ethernet point - particularly if there is FTTH (or it's coming soon enough to your area).