[Gllug] The netwroked house - a terminal in every room >;)

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 08 Mar, John Hearns wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 10:20 +0000, Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Personally, if I were in this position, I'd be putting in conduit.  Then 
> > you can put anything down there at a later date with minimal effort.
> Amen to that.
> Having bought a brand new flat in London five years ago, I still can't
> figure out why the wiring is run inside the walls and the sockets are
> are set into the plasterboard.
> Skirting boards with inbuilt conduits for mains/television/phone and
> data wiring, that would be the way to go.
> All comes down to cost I expect.
> 
   There is supposed to be a minimum height specification for new wiring to
avoid damage to cables at a tight bend just below the plug, and to make the
sockets easier to reach. It usually has the additional benefit of increased
profit for cable manufacturers. The multi-section wall mounted trunking that
is usually specified for official installations is designed to take standard
size fronts, and can look very nice, but it is horrendously expensive.

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Chris Bell

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