[geeks] Wiring

[Nick B]

Yeah, the cost is in the install.  Cat5 is around 80$/1000ft, while Cat6 is
around 105$, cat5 keystone is about 1.50$, while a cat6 keystone is about
2$.  Labor is going to be 10x that.

Go cat6.
Nick



On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:50 PM, <mw at awia.us> wrote:

> Having done this on a rehab project on our house, there isn't *that* much
> difference between the cost of reels of Cat5 vs. Cat6a.  Regardless, 3/4"
> smurf tubes would be a very good idea, if you're going to be there for
> even a few years:  You can pull and replace what you have with whatever
> you want fairly easily.  It shouldn't be much more difficult for them to
> run conduit before running cable, mostly that the holes in the studs have
> to be larger. We ran two coax and one each Cat6a and Cat5 cables (and
> someday I may get to doing an Asterix installation using the Cat5), but it
> looks like it might be impossible to pull and replace any single cable,
> it's going to be all or nothing.
>
> One caveat:  If you run tubes but the contractor doesn't do the cabling,
> make sure you can run a fishing tape through all of the tubes before the
> drywall goes up.  We found out too late that one bend radius was crimped
> beyond use.
>
> Good luck with the new house!
> Michael
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