OT: UTP Residential Cabling Cost

[Jose]

Ansar Mohammed wrote:
> Is it safe to pass wire through the cold air return?
> 
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>> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Richard
>> Weait
>> Sent: July 21, 2008 3:35 PM
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: OT: UTP Residential Cabling Cost
>>
>> On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 18:30 +0000, Robert Brockway wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Ansar Mohammed wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>> How much should I pay per drop for someone to run cables in my
>> home?
>>> Back in the old country (which has a similar economy and currency
>> value)
>>> the figure $150/outlet was a general rule for cat5e but it would rise
>> if
>>> there was any significant obsticles.  I haven't had to drop cable in
>>> Canada yet.
>> Indeed.
>>
>> I was in this business many moons ago.  Results and skills vary as
>> widely as the details of the job.  Wiring while the house is under
>> construction is hugely preferable.  If the house is already complete,
>> these are some of the things that the estimators would consider when
>> pricing a job.
>>
>> Construction materials and age of the house: drywall and wooden studs,
>> or plaster and lathe?
>> Is the basement ceiling finished?
>> Is access to the attic practical?
>> Which rooms?
>> Which walls in those rooms?
>> Is the wall painted or papered?
>> Is the floor carpeted?
>> Can any pre-existing cabling be used to help?
>> Where is the destination for each cable run?
>> How long is each run?
>>
>> And finally multiplier of 50% to 200% based on the expectations of the
>> client for how unnoticeable the finished results should be.
>>
>> This isn't a bad place to start if you want to try it yourself.
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_6851_run-wires-through.html
>>
>>
>>
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I would say that may violate fire by-laws, but not sure, I simply run 
the cables along the lower part of the wall and tuck them in carefully 
to make it look decent.
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