Dear Forum,
I have read several articles on this topic and gained some understanding, but it is still not entirely clear for our situation. I’m a complete beginner regarding this subject and now need to keep an eye on our interior contractor, who is handling everything for us (starting with the quote). Since I want to understand the services to be commissioned, I kindly ask for a plausible and, if possible, clearly explained answer with minimal technical jargon. Please excuse my perhaps very basic way of expressing myself!
Here is the background: we are building a single-family house with a ground floor, a finished attic, and an uninsulated loft on a concrete slab foundation. We want a satellite system with five connections (living room, 2 kids’ rooms, office, bedroom) as well as LAN wiring for the mentioned rooms.
First, about the LAN wiring: it was offered to install the LAN distribution panel and the router in the utility/technology room. From there, the individual rooms will presumably be wired. The offer includes cable installation, including connectors (which I understand as cabling), plus 5x BTR NETCOM outlet sockets, Cat. 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TN E-DATmod-2Up0.
I have read a bit and understand that a network switch is needed to manage connections, but I don’t see it included in the offer. Will that be an additional cost? Are other components necessary?
Regarding Wi-Fi, will I be able to get coverage throughout the entire house (wood frame construction) from the technology room, or will I need a range extender? I have also read about access points; how do they work if I want Wi-Fi in both the living room and upstairs?
What about the telephone? No wall outlets were planned for it; it still needs to be installed somewhere. Will a normal cordless phone like a Gigaset TECT be enough, and do I only need a power outlet to connect it to the router? Or is more equipment required?
Concerning the satellite system, I was offered a 5-connection rooftop satellite system with a multiswitch, 85 cm dish / LNB / centrally located in the loft.
As an extra item, the preparation of satellite coax cables in the loft and grounding from the loft to the technology room is offered.
The price for the satellite system seems quite high. Therefore, I would prefer to have only the preparation done and then contract the remaining work separately. What do I need, or how should I arrange this? Should I have an empty conduit installed from the loft to the technology room? How is the cabling to the individual rooms done? Does it run from the technology room to the rooms or directly from the satellite dish in the loft?
Since LAN is already planned for the same rooms, is the satellite cable different (coaxial)?
Thank you very much in advance for your help and feedback. It’s incredible what challenges you have to deal with when building a house, which you never knew existed before.
Best regards,
Charly
I have read several articles on this topic and gained some understanding, but it is still not entirely clear for our situation. I’m a complete beginner regarding this subject and now need to keep an eye on our interior contractor, who is handling everything for us (starting with the quote). Since I want to understand the services to be commissioned, I kindly ask for a plausible and, if possible, clearly explained answer with minimal technical jargon. Please excuse my perhaps very basic way of expressing myself!
Here is the background: we are building a single-family house with a ground floor, a finished attic, and an uninsulated loft on a concrete slab foundation. We want a satellite system with five connections (living room, 2 kids’ rooms, office, bedroom) as well as LAN wiring for the mentioned rooms.
First, about the LAN wiring: it was offered to install the LAN distribution panel and the router in the utility/technology room. From there, the individual rooms will presumably be wired. The offer includes cable installation, including connectors (which I understand as cabling), plus 5x BTR NETCOM outlet sockets, Cat. 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TN E-DATmod-2Up0.
I have read a bit and understand that a network switch is needed to manage connections, but I don’t see it included in the offer. Will that be an additional cost? Are other components necessary?
Regarding Wi-Fi, will I be able to get coverage throughout the entire house (wood frame construction) from the technology room, or will I need a range extender? I have also read about access points; how do they work if I want Wi-Fi in both the living room and upstairs?
What about the telephone? No wall outlets were planned for it; it still needs to be installed somewhere. Will a normal cordless phone like a Gigaset TECT be enough, and do I only need a power outlet to connect it to the router? Or is more equipment required?
Concerning the satellite system, I was offered a 5-connection rooftop satellite system with a multiswitch, 85 cm dish / LNB / centrally located in the loft.
As an extra item, the preparation of satellite coax cables in the loft and grounding from the loft to the technology room is offered.
The price for the satellite system seems quite high. Therefore, I would prefer to have only the preparation done and then contract the remaining work separately. What do I need, or how should I arrange this? Should I have an empty conduit installed from the loft to the technology room? How is the cabling to the individual rooms done? Does it run from the technology room to the rooms or directly from the satellite dish in the loft?
Since LAN is already planned for the same rooms, is the satellite cable different (coaxial)?
Thank you very much in advance for your help and feedback. It’s incredible what challenges you have to deal with when building a house, which you never knew existed before.
Best regards,
Charly
Thank you for the answers and clear explanations; I was able to understand everything very well. Many thanks!
The phone line enters the utility room, and we can connect our (existing) router there to the network (I will separately obtain and have installed the patch panel, switch, and cabinet).
I’m still unsure about the phone connection via DECT; if I install a double LAN socket in the living room, I can also connect the phone through that (we have removed all TAE sockets), since the phone would then be connected via the LAN socket (which should work).
Then I would at least need a double socket installed in the living room and the office (this is the requirement). In the office, I would connect the printer to the network, so the bedrooms would remain printer-free. Could I potentially do this with a switch as well? That would save me the double socket, which shouldn’t be expensive anyway.
What is a typical cost for such a double socket? Our interior installer charges 37 euros (net) for a simple LAN socket (BTR NETCOM Cat. 7 1xRJ45 Up0). Is that a realistic price or way too high?
Regarding the satellite system: if an antenna wiring is already offered, does that mean that coaxial cables (= TV cables) are already installed to the respective antenna sockets in the rooms? Is this correct? Then, in the end, I would only need to run the wiring from the utility room (where the cables probably come together) to the satellite dish or LNB (wherever it is positioned).
We are currently considering positioning the dish on the garage (there is a clear view to the east-south-west from there, Astra is at about 19.2 degrees or so, which should be within range; please correct me if I’m wrong).
The idea is that it’s easier to access the satellite dish on the garage than on the roof. Are there any recommendations regarding this?
Best regards,
Charly
The phone line enters the utility room, and we can connect our (existing) router there to the network (I will separately obtain and have installed the patch panel, switch, and cabinet).
I’m still unsure about the phone connection via DECT; if I install a double LAN socket in the living room, I can also connect the phone through that (we have removed all TAE sockets), since the phone would then be connected via the LAN socket (which should work).
Then I would at least need a double socket installed in the living room and the office (this is the requirement). In the office, I would connect the printer to the network, so the bedrooms would remain printer-free. Could I potentially do this with a switch as well? That would save me the double socket, which shouldn’t be expensive anyway.
What is a typical cost for such a double socket? Our interior installer charges 37 euros (net) for a simple LAN socket (BTR NETCOM Cat. 7 1xRJ45 Up0). Is that a realistic price or way too high?
Regarding the satellite system: if an antenna wiring is already offered, does that mean that coaxial cables (= TV cables) are already installed to the respective antenna sockets in the rooms? Is this correct? Then, in the end, I would only need to run the wiring from the utility room (where the cables probably come together) to the satellite dish or LNB (wherever it is positioned).
We are currently considering positioning the dish on the garage (there is a clear view to the east-south-west from there, Astra is at about 19.2 degrees or so, which should be within range; please correct me if I’m wrong).
The idea is that it’s easier to access the satellite dish on the garage than on the roof. Are there any recommendations regarding this?
Best regards,
Charly
The easier it is to access, the better. If the dish is going to be installed on the garage, keep in mind that it will need to be securely mounted, which usually involves penetrating the garage’s waterproofing... My recommendation: attach it to the house wall above the garage. It won’t be visible, is easy to access, and the waterproofing remains intact.
CharlyC42 schrieb:
You can more easily access the garage The only question is, what do you want to do with the satellite dish?
Our dish has been mounted since 2012 and I haven’t touched it even once; it would be quite unwise since I might accidentally misalign something.
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