Ethernet house wiring ideas?

[Gingerbread Man]

Hi all.

Get the keys to a new house on Monday and it'll be a bit of a renovation. As part of this, I'd like to run ethernet cabling (cat6) around the house. I'm just hoping get some tips and tricks from others who have done similar, and how many ports they ran.

(Where's that must haves in a new build thread got to!?).

So it's a 6 bed house. We're dropping one bedroom to make it into a home cinema. Another bedroom will probably be a bedroom/ study for the beginning.

2 port each to the bedrooms (TV and an extra?) (10)
For the study/ bedroom I may add another for the printer (1)
Lounge (probably an amp/ soundbar, Kodi front end, smart TV, dvd player, games co sleep maybe!?) (6)
Home cinema - based on the above, (6)
Kitchen??
Outside under cover dining area (1 maybe)
Games room (2)
Garage (2)

How's this sound so far?

Then run these all back to the one point where the NAS and fibre internet are waiting.
I had someone say to me that the router comes with ethernet ports, so he prioritieses these ports. A switch off one, but maybe the pc straight into another, the nas to the router also and possibly the main media centre box? The rest the switch. Does that make the most sense??

I may also run two down the drive for a future electric gate/ intercom.

Am I on the right tracks?

[Gingerbread Man]

Fair comment. All the downstairs ceilings will be down, or most of, so access will be best at the start.

Why 18 to the basement?

[Gingerbread Man]

Well I don't know, this is the reasoning for my post really.

Single Vs multiple switches?? More to go wrong with multiple? Cost of the cabling shouldn't add up much more Vs the price of an extra switch couple of switches??

What's best for bandwidth?

[Gingerbread Man]

So run all cables back to a central switch if just 2 ports or similar per room, but if for the lounge and home theatre, where I need many ports. Best to use a switch there and then, with just running one cable back to the router.

[Gingerbread Man]

I did think about possible CCTV in the future. That's typically a cat6 and a power point correct??
It's a rural property and we often go away for a few weeks at a time come holidays.

I'm actually in Australia, but i'm raring to go on this new project and I knew PH would hold the answers.

[Gingerbread Man]

The house has horrid pine clad walls and ceilings (!), so it's all coming off in favour of plasterboard. So with the walls being open, just seemed cheap and easy to install.

I currently have my main desktop using WiFi to my NAS in a rental and it winds me up no end when transferring files.

I'll mostly concentrate on the lounge, study and media centre, but if easy enough, I'll add a point or two to other rooms.

WiFi is getting better granted, but nothing beats a cable. There will be enough using the WiFi anyhow. But the Kodi setup and NAS setup are my main draws.

[Gingerbread Man]

I won't need a fancy switch will I. Just a simple one for my means?

One poster mentioned possibly needing a POE capable switch if I went down the security camera route.

[Gingerbread Man]

Does ethernet have maximum distance? I fancy one day installing an electric gate. If I were to run ethernet from the house, say 100m. I guess that wouldn't prove an issue.

Thanks all for your insight so far.