>
> 1) What would you change about your house if you could?  Or more
> specifically, what would you change that is easier to do at the start
> than it is to retrofit later?
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>
>   
Simple thing ... you can install cable, fiber, etc. into every room, but 
you don't know what the favored medium will be 10 or 20 years from now.

I would do a run of empty conduit (maybe two runs) from every room to a 
common distribution point. Works best if you have a basement and a 
one-story house. If two stories, make the upstairs run to the attic and 
then down a chase. Of course, put a pull rope into the conduit when built.

I'm sure there are code requirements for firestops so the details may 
require a bit of diddling.

Also, I would go with a central vacuum cleaning system. Wish I had one 
put in here when the house was being built.

Jack
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