Discussion
I'm currently in the process of renovating the family holiday cottage and am trying to work out how far to go with av/Internet wiring.
It's an average sized 2 bed 400 year old cottage that will not be used as Alain home. Tv reception is currently a bit patchy, but a satellite dish might be possible.
Current ideas are-
Network each room, with sockets near potential tv points, terminating in the boiler room, where we would locate a router and at some point connect a central heating controller to the Internet.
Tv aerial points in each room.
Quad lnb dish, giving 2 connection to the living room for sky plus (not that we intend on having it initially - prob go for freeway hd), and a single cable to each bedroom.
Hidden wiring for 2 surrounds. I think that any more would be excessive for a holiday home.
5amp light sockets at specific points in the living room in a separate circuit to the main lights.
Am I missing or over doing anything?
It's an average sized 2 bed 400 year old cottage that will not be used as Alain home. Tv reception is currently a bit patchy, but a satellite dish might be possible.
Current ideas are-
Network each room, with sockets near potential tv points, terminating in the boiler room, where we would locate a router and at some point connect a central heating controller to the Internet.
Tv aerial points in each room.
Quad lnb dish, giving 2 connection to the living room for sky plus (not that we intend on having it initially - prob go for freeway hd), and a single cable to each bedroom.
Hidden wiring for 2 surrounds. I think that any more would be excessive for a holiday home.
5amp light sockets at specific points in the living room in a separate circuit to the main lights.
Am I missing or over doing anything?
Thanks for the advice.
Not planning anything as dramatic as a full av set up hidden in a cupboard.
After all, it is only a second use cottage and I need any friends/family that will also use it to be able to understand the kit that is in there.
I'm thinking of a TV with built in freesat and freeview combined with an all in one blu-ray/reciever, with each bedroom initially only having a small freeview tv.
I've got a load of cat 5 cable left from doing an office refit, and this should amply cover the 5 main rooms in the house.
Installing some conduit is a good idea. Given the limitations of a grade II listed cobb-built cottage, doing this between the main bedroom and living room is a possibility.
Not planning anything as dramatic as a full av set up hidden in a cupboard.
After all, it is only a second use cottage and I need any friends/family that will also use it to be able to understand the kit that is in there.
I'm thinking of a TV with built in freesat and freeview combined with an all in one blu-ray/reciever, with each bedroom initially only having a small freeview tv.
I've got a load of cat 5 cable left from doing an office refit, and this should amply cover the 5 main rooms in the house.
Installing some conduit is a good idea. Given the limitations of a grade II listed cobb-built cottage, doing this between the main bedroom and living room is a possibility.
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