1) Pick a Central location. (Basement's work great for this).
2) When running your wire use conduits. It's much easier to deal with if you need to change something.
3) Run 2 runs of Quad Shielded RG6 (Perfect for Digital Cable, Sat, and Cable Modems) and 2 runs of CAT5/5e (I prefer Solid CAT5e if your going near kitchens and the like) to each jack, and 2 runs for RJ11 (telephone). 6 Port Keystone plates are cheap:O)
4) If you want to fiber you can add a run or two of fiber, but using Conduits future changes are fairly easy. Leave strings in there so you can easily pull new ones and pull back.
5) I like to put a set of "data jacks" next to every electrical outlet. This might be over kill, but hey while your at it!
6) X10 works great for home automation if it is done correctly.
a) Correctly means a controller unit is placed at your electrical service and a filter (which is built into most controllers) is used to block out any outside the house interference.
b) Appliances such as Dish Washer, Refrigerator, ect ect have a filter placed at their electrical interface to prevent noise on your electrical lines.
Remember X10 works across your power lines and without the filters in place travel out to the transformers in the street. Some things like Garage Door openers can activate/deactivate X10 devices and many household alarm systems use X10 compatible signals.
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1) Pick a Central location. (Basement's work great for this). 2) When running your wire use conduits. It's much easier to deal with if you need to change something. 3) Run 2 runs of Quad Shielded RG6 (Perfect for Digital Cable, Sat, and Cable Modems) and 2 runs of CAT5/5e (I prefer Solid CAT5e if your going near kitchens and the like) to each jack, and 2 runs for RJ11 (telephone). 6 Port Keystone plates are cheap :O)
4) If you want to fiber you can add a run or two of fiber, but using Conduits future changes are fairly easy. Leave strings in there so you can easily pull new ones and pull back.
5) I like to put a set of "data jacks" next to every electrical outlet. This might be over kill, but hey while your at it!
6) X10 works great for home automation if it is done correctly.
a) Correctly means a controller unit is placed at your electrical service and a filter (which is built into most controllers) is used to block out any outside the house interference.
b) Appliances such as Dish Washer, Refrigerator, ect ect have a filter placed at their electrical interface to prevent noise on your electrical lines.
Remember X10 works across your power lines and without the filters in place travel out to the transformers in the street. Some things like Garage Door openers can activate/deactivate X10 devices and many household alarm systems use X10 compatible signals.