EzioSuffolk
DIY
Hi,
I'm having to re-wire almost my entire 3 bedroom house, which I know will be extremely disruptive (I'll be moving as much stuff out the house as possible, and hopefully moving out entirely for a week or so whilst a professional does the actual re-wire).
I have very little money to spend on anything fancy, but want to 'future proof' the rewire as much as possible in order to hopefully add some value to the house, or to ready it in case I get lucky with the lottery and can afford stuff in future!
So I'm thinking of doing the wiring for an in-house security system, an in-house multi-zone audio system, and in-house wired network BUT to have absolutely nothing connected to the ends. [I can't afford these systems at present. But the wiring will be there for the future, at least].
So my question is basically, how should I terminate the wirings in each room?
For example, if I had a CAT5c/6 cable run to the corner of my living room (for a future security camera, say), how should I terminate it initially? Is there a 'junction box with a blank panel' of some sort, that I could later 'connect to'?
Similarly for the audio cables (to many different rooms). I don't have the money to put in-ceiling speakers in yet, but could I terminate the speaker wire with a blanked 'connector' panel of some sort? [cheap, because it would be thrown away at some point when upgraded].
If terminated behind the ceiling or wall, I'd at least need some precise indication of where Id need to 'break through' to find the cable.
Do you see what I'm trying to do?
Thanks for your expertise and thoughts.
I'm having to re-wire almost my entire 3 bedroom house, which I know will be extremely disruptive (I'll be moving as much stuff out the house as possible, and hopefully moving out entirely for a week or so whilst a professional does the actual re-wire).
I have very little money to spend on anything fancy, but want to 'future proof' the rewire as much as possible in order to hopefully add some value to the house, or to ready it in case I get lucky with the lottery and can afford stuff in future!
So I'm thinking of doing the wiring for an in-house security system, an in-house multi-zone audio system, and in-house wired network BUT to have absolutely nothing connected to the ends. [I can't afford these systems at present. But the wiring will be there for the future, at least].
So my question is basically, how should I terminate the wirings in each room?
For example, if I had a CAT5c/6 cable run to the corner of my living room (for a future security camera, say), how should I terminate it initially? Is there a 'junction box with a blank panel' of some sort, that I could later 'connect to'?
Similarly for the audio cables (to many different rooms). I don't have the money to put in-ceiling speakers in yet, but could I terminate the speaker wire with a blanked 'connector' panel of some sort? [cheap, because it would be thrown away at some point when upgraded].
If terminated behind the ceiling or wall, I'd at least need some precise indication of where Id need to 'break through' to find the cable.
Do you see what I'm trying to do?
Thanks for your expertise and thoughts.
