1.Put as much of different cable types as you can  - conduit/ducting
also if at all possible
2. Photograph the walls prior to the gib. board (dry-rock in the USA
?) going on.3. 3. Don't loose the photographs!

I managed 2 out of the above 3 - guess which one I failed on.

Also try to make sure that key access points are going to remain
reasonably accessable in the long term. - e.g patch panel/switchboard
top, back, sides and bottom.

Taking key cables (e.g. data, audio, coax  etc.) to a central point
for patch panel access is a much better idea than hard wiring between
where yu think things are going to end up. It will use more cable but
plans change.

RP

On 19/09/06, Marcel Birthelmer <marcelb.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> A sound-proof basement, and floor heating in all bathrooms.
>
> On 9/18/06, Jack Smith <Jack.Smith@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 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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