On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:09:08 -0400, Art Todesco
wrote:

On 7/17/2017 10:38 PM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 7/17/2017 9:16 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 7/17/2017 9:49 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:


Well , since most of my exterior walls don't have drywall yet ...
now would be a good time to decide . The modem and router are at the
middle of the structure and will stay there , probably 4 or 5 runs
would cover the most likely areas where I'll want a computer - TV ,
stereo , one or 2 in the bedroom , my desktop is right by the router
and will stay in this immediate area . The one that really needs a
wired connection is the shop , it's just barely too far from the WiFi
router to get a reliable signal . Doesn't help that the side walls
are sheet metal (end walls are wood framed with plywood sheathing) .


Given that, I'd run a wire to the shop and a wire or two to places you
think you may need it in the future.


+1 If you have the access to the walls, do some runs now to remote
areas of the house. If nothing else you can always drop in another
wireless router in the nether reaches to ensure solid wireless
connections throughout the home and shop.
+2 My house was prewired as part of the building contract and there
still wasn't enough. I am sharing a cat5e for telephone and internet to
the main TV. Plus, it would have been nice to have a few extra coax
cables to some places. So if you have a plethora of cat5e run it
everywhere you thing you might want it and add some coax too.

Hence the desirability of using a raceway system. 3/4" Smurf tube is a
good, low cost system. I used it for low voltage and line voltage in
my new addition (separate runs) and all of the drops end up at a
central location at an easily accessible location in the attic. It
probably added $100 to the cost of my wiring but I have already
changed a few things with no drama.