ᐅ Installing LAN Cabling in a Purchased Prefabricated House – Timber Frame Construction
Created on: 5 Oct 2021 14:06
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Hello,
my wife and I have purchased a prefabricated house from 2013 – Danwood company. I have been planning for some time now how to install LAN cables throughout the entire house.
I believe I have found solutions for almost everything. However, there are still some open questions for which I have not yet found answers.
1. If I install recessed LAN sockets inside interior partition walls, will this significantly affect sound insulation? Does it affect anything else?
2. Is it possible to drill through entire interior walls without damaging the mineral wool insulation? I mean, is there a risk that the wool might tangle around the drill bit (400mm (16 inches) length) and get wrapped around it?
3. Is there a way to mount a TV on a wall with a vapor barrier? Would plugs/anchors and screws severely damage the vapor barrier? Are there special anchors for this? It’s probably not recommended, but what do you think?
For everything else, I have planned the following: On exterior walls (walls with a vapor barrier), I will run the cables on the surface. For interior walls, I will use a router to mill a groove into the walls (drywall/wood) to lay the cables inside. To install LAN sockets, I will drill holes similar to those in masonry walls (only interior walls).
If you find any mistakes in my plan, please let me know. If you have ideas on how to retrofit cables inside the walls, please share them as well. Unfortunately, the house does not have any conduit pipes. Everything was installed together within the insulation inside the walls.
Best regards
my wife and I have purchased a prefabricated house from 2013 – Danwood company. I have been planning for some time now how to install LAN cables throughout the entire house.
I believe I have found solutions for almost everything. However, there are still some open questions for which I have not yet found answers.
1. If I install recessed LAN sockets inside interior partition walls, will this significantly affect sound insulation? Does it affect anything else?
2. Is it possible to drill through entire interior walls without damaging the mineral wool insulation? I mean, is there a risk that the wool might tangle around the drill bit (400mm (16 inches) length) and get wrapped around it?
3. Is there a way to mount a TV on a wall with a vapor barrier? Would plugs/anchors and screws severely damage the vapor barrier? Are there special anchors for this? It’s probably not recommended, but what do you think?
For everything else, I have planned the following: On exterior walls (walls with a vapor barrier), I will run the cables on the surface. For interior walls, I will use a router to mill a groove into the walls (drywall/wood) to lay the cables inside. To install LAN sockets, I will drill holes similar to those in masonry walls (only interior walls).
If you find any mistakes in my plan, please let me know. If you have ideas on how to retrofit cables inside the walls, please share them as well. Unfortunately, the house does not have any conduit pipes. Everything was installed together within the insulation inside the walls.
Best regards
fab101 schrieb:
Yes, everything via WiFi or Powerline. In my opinion, networks are totally overrated.You can do everything over WiFi, but for proper WiFi coverage, you need access points, and access points require a LAN network. Personally, I use WiFi only for what it was originally designed for—mobile devices. Everything else is connected via LAN, which also reduces the load on my WiFi.
Powerline should only be used as a last resort.
hanse987 schrieb:
You can do everything via Wi-Fi, but for proper Wi-Fi coverage you need access points, and access points require a LAN network. I personally use Wi-Fi only for what it was originally designed for, just mobile devices. Everything stationary is connected via LAN, and this approach also reduces the load on my Wi-Fi.
Powerline should only be used as an absolute last resort. You can try Powerline at first, but before you start breaking up walls...
And Wi-Fi – in the original poster’s case, it was about wooden stud walls, not reinforced concrete. With 1–2 decent repeaters, you can reach almost every corner. That’s another option to try...
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 06:01fab101 schrieb:
You can certainly try powerline adapters first, but before you start breaking into the walls...
And WiFi – in the OP’s case, it was about timber studs, not reinforced concrete. With one or two decent repeaters, you can reach almost every corner. That’s something you can also try...That was also my approach. Repeaters cut the bandwidth in half.
We don’t have ‘solid’ masonry walls and can get along quite well with WiFi. Even the TVs were once connected exclusively via WiFi for streaming. We didn’t even have access points back then. However, our network uses 2.4 GHz, which provides greater range. With the faster 5 GHz band, the range is usually significantly shorter.
In our case, the facade renovation provided the – probably one-time – opportunity to install cables. If the OP is now renovating the interior, in my opinion, that is also the best time to do it.
Powerline adapters can certainly be tried. The hardware for testing costs about 130€. I ordered it and tried it. I was not satisfied, so I returned the hardware.
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 06:59K1300S schrieb:
Cat.8.1 uses RJ45 connectors. 😉That is correct. That’s why CAT7 will probably not have a future due to its different connectors. It’s not just the cable that determines the network performance.
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Schimi1791 schrieb:
And the GG45 connectors are not compatible with RJ45. Therefore, they probably won’t become widely adopted either.I was only referring to CAT7. 🙂A quick search showed that 100 meters (330 feet) of CAT8 duplex cable costs about twice as much as 100 meters (330 feet) of CAT7 duplex cable.
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 11:29One more thing 🙂
I’m bringing this up because we are currently facing a similar situation. In our setup, a patch cable runs from the FritzBox (router) to a network switch. The outputs (cables) from the switch are then distributed along the facade to the respective rooms, ending at the network wall outlets. In the living room, I connected a TP Access Point to one of the outlets. The other outlet is connected to the TV. We experienced issues where streaming sometimes didn’t work properly, even though there was a connection to the FritzBox via the patch cable. I identified the Access Point as the source of the problem. It seems important to ensure that the router and Access Point have different IP addresses. I’m not sure if this is common knowledge—I had to figure it out first... 😀
I’m bringing this up because we are currently facing a similar situation. In our setup, a patch cable runs from the FritzBox (router) to a network switch. The outputs (cables) from the switch are then distributed along the facade to the respective rooms, ending at the network wall outlets. In the living room, I connected a TP Access Point to one of the outlets. The other outlet is connected to the TV. We experienced issues where streaming sometimes didn’t work properly, even though there was a connection to the FritzBox via the patch cable. I identified the Access Point as the source of the problem. It seems important to ensure that the router and Access Point have different IP addresses. I’m not sure if this is common knowledge—I had to figure it out first... 😀
Schimi1791 schrieb:
It is important to ensure that the router and access point have different IP addresses. I have no idea if this is common knowledge. I had to figure that out myself first... This is really basic knowledge and has nothing to do with the actual wiring, which is the main topic here.
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