[TriLUG] Question about wiring a new home with Cat6/e

[Russell Harrison]

On 11/7/06, Josh Vickery <josh at vickeryj.com> wrote:
>
> I've always dreamed of putting cable runners in the walls.  Big 3"
> pipes that drop straight down from the attic to the crawlspace or
> basement, with cut outs at each room.  I figure that would be the best
> way to "future proof" the wiring in a house, where future proofing
> includes everything from needing better cable for streaming video to
> wanting to run some speaker wire that I hadn't planned on.  Has anyone
> done anything like this?
>

Race ways would be the best way to allow for future upgrades.  I've got no
idea what that adds to the cost though.  Let me know what you find out! ;-)