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
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 11:35K1300S schrieb:
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and it also has nothing to do with the actual wiring, which is what this is about.No, it doesn’t. But for me, it wasn’t “basic fundamental knowledge” either—I wouldn’t have expected it to cause any problems. If the original poster is missing this information, they might face the same situation after laying the cables.
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 11:52So, when a regular user integrates an access point into a home network, they usually don't immediately think about IP address conflicts that can cause connection drops in the LAN. Even two tech-savvy (young) electricians didn't have this basic knowledge. However, if someone asks me about this in the future, I can now provide help thanks to my expanded basic understanding 😉
Additionally, we do not know the original poster's basic knowledge ...
Additionally, we do not know the original poster's basic knowledge ...
Schimi1791 schrieb:
So, when I as a “normal user” integrate an access point into a home network, I don’t immediately think about IP address conflicts causing connection drops in the LAN. But that’s not because it’s such an unlikely issue, rather because you – sorry – have no idea about this.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
Even two tech-savvy (young) electricians don’t have this basic knowledge. Does that surprise you? It doesn’t surprise me. They are not trained for it at all.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
However, if anyone asks me about this in the future, I can now offer support with my expanded basic knowledge. Then please be honest and point out your own limited knowledge on the subject.
Schimi17917 Oct 2021 12:08K1300S schrieb:
But that’s not because it’s so far-fetched, it’s because you – sorry – have no idea about it.
... You can’t be knowledgeable about everything, and I have no problem with not knowing something.
Imagine if everyone had the (basic) knowledge to create floor plans. Then we would probably have a lot fewer posts here.
K1300S schrieb:
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You’re surprised? I’m not. They simply are not trained for that at all.
... Since it’s supposedly basic knowledge and both people are technically inclined, that’s quite surprising. Or do you need special training for that basic knowledge? I don’t have such training in this field either, yet I’m supposed to have this basic knowledge?
K1300S schrieb:
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Then please be honest and point out your own limited level of knowledge. You can certainly share a suggestion or a hint that might contribute to solving a problem – regardless of your (other) level of knowledge. In a group, this is also called brainstorming.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
You can’t be knowledgeable about everything, and I don’t mind not knowing something. I completely understand that, but you also have to accept that not everything works for laypeople without any knowledge.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
Since this is supposedly basic knowledge and both people are tech-savvy, it’s quite surprising. That’s a completely different discipline. Electricians work with electrical engineering, while networks, apart from their electrical basics, mainly involve telecommunications and information technology. Even most master electricians have never heard of that. And since I started attending job interviews, I’ve become very cautious about the word “tech-savvy.” Nowadays, anyone with a smartphone calls themselves “tech-savvy”... 🙄
Schimi1791 schrieb:
I don’t have knowledge in this area either, but I’m supposed to have this basic knowledge? You can’t have it, which is not a problem, but the technology is not to blame for not working by itself.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
One can at least share a guess or a hint that might help solve the problem—regardless of their (other) knowledge level. In a group, that’s called brainstorming. In this context, that very quickly leads to completely wrong conclusions. Brainstorming, however, is something quite different. 😉