This is a great checklist. I'd like to add a few thoughts, mostly pertaining to new construction.
1) If the general and/or electrical contractors you use don't do this stuff regularly, find someone who does.
2) Beware: not all cabling is rated for use "in wall". Check the jacket for a UL listing and a "CL2" or "CL3" rating. Some (not all) building inspectors will catch this.
3) Conduit everywhere can get pretty expensive but at least make sure there are spare conduits between the attic and crawl-spaces (where applicable) both for network cabling and for line-voltage.
4) During rough construction, while the walls are still open, but after the infrastructure is in, do a walk-through with a video camera. Be slow and methodical, and get a good shot of every duct, every pipe, all major wiring routes. Be verbose. You'll thank yourself later.
5) Request "quad-shield" RG6 coax with Thomas and Betts "snap-n-seal" f connectors. Make every cable outlet a "home run". Better yet, stop watching television.
6) Dont be shy with cabling. Run cat5 cables to things like:
- printer locations ( if you want to use a print server)
- attic (for 802.11 base)
- stereo-to-network, stereo-to-stereo
- alarm panel
7) For integrated equipment, consider Crestron. They do a good job of combining audio, x10, touch-screens etc.
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Q: What is Microsoft's concern with the GNU General Public License?
I'm sure they get asked this question all the time. Good thing they thought to put it in their FAQ.
This is a great checklist. I'd like to add a few thoughts, mostly pertaining to new construction.
1) If the general and/or electrical contractors you use don't do this stuff regularly, find someone who does.
2) Beware: not all cabling is rated for use "in wall". Check the jacket for a UL listing and a "CL2" or "CL3" rating. Some (not all) building inspectors will catch this.
3) Conduit everywhere can get pretty expensive but at least make sure there are spare conduits between the attic and crawl-spaces (where applicable) both for network cabling and for line-voltage.
4) During rough construction, while the walls are still open, but after the infrastructure is in, do a walk-through with a video camera. Be slow and methodical, and get a good shot of every duct, every pipe, all major wiring routes. Be verbose. You'll thank yourself later.
5) Request "quad-shield" RG6 coax with Thomas and Betts "snap-n-seal" f connectors. Make every cable outlet a "home run". Better yet, stop watching television.
6) Dont be shy with cabling. Run cat5 cables to things like:
- printer locations ( if you want to use a print server)
- attic (for 802.11 base)
- stereo-to-network, stereo-to-stereo
- alarm panel
7) For integrated equipment, consider Crestron. They do a good job of combining audio, x10, touch-screens etc.
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"concussions, fractures and other injuries", sure, but by golly his new armored laptop won't be damaged when he falls on it.
ummm... where you say "the" in all-caps : that's usually considered *rude*. I'm sure you didn't mean anything by it...