![]() ![]() It also had to be big so I could cram my arm down there to drill through the floor boards. I made a mistake (hole on right) and misjudged where a stud was and had to drill another hold. Pulling through insulation was not fun at all. Since I was standing on a small ladder and looking up there was sawdust coming down on to my sweaty face the whole time. It was a lot harder than I thought to drill through floors. I used 1 inch spade bits for my drill to make the holes. A fiberglass pole is shown through the hold.ĭrilling through floorboards is tough. Space was very limited in the attic so the hole had to be drilled here. I had to remove a big chunk of drywall to get at it because I needed to fit my arm in there to use the drill. Here is the drop from the 3rd floor attic down to the 2nd floor. Outlets were installed for 2 rooms in the attic. I didn’t do this until the end because I wanted to be sure there was enough wiggle room for all cables. Jumping ahead – after all the wires were run I tidied up a bit. Fortunately my wife fit easier through there and was able to pull and drop cables I fed her. See beyond the hot water tank? That’s where the cables need to go. The insulation stuff nicely and the hole is more than big enough for all the cables. Yes – I will have internet even when the power goes out! I’ve got a cable modem, wireless AC router, 24 port switch, all plugged into an APC battery backup. This is my makeshift networking area until I get a stand for it. Jumping ahead – this is what it looks like once all the cables are run before we terminate into the patch panel. All of the connections will be tied into the patch panel – the other end of the cable into whatever outlet I’m sending it to. This is where my network equipment will live. Installed this patch panel right by the Ethernet 1,000 foot box. From there everything would be dropped down. AtticĪll of the work began at the top in the attic. I had very little Ethernet cable left when I finished. I can then run it under my house in the crawl space and come up in the 1st floor. Then it drops again into the garage (easier to work with). From there it will be run over behind the walls into the unfinished part of the attic and dropped to the 2nd floor. The source will be on the 3rd floor attic where my networking equipment lives. I am running cables through 3 floors to various rooms. Most items I purchased off Amazon, Harbor Freight, and Monoprice. Your costs will vary depending on the tools you already possess. This is approximately what it cost to gather the tools (those I didn’t have) and materials. This was a good opportunity to take this on because we had to move the TV anyway. I want to minimize the wires hanging so I got these to do the job. All of the connections will be tied into the patch panel – the other end of the cable into whatever outlet I’m sending it to.Ī project within a project – also decided to run wires behind the TV I have mounted to the wall. ![]() This isn’t cheap but I still oped for 1,000 feet over 500. Decided it would be better to buy rather than make from my bulk supply.ĭecided to go with Category 6 Ethernet cable. These are for connecting to the patch panel I will install to the 24 port switch I already have. the thingy that holds the keystone jack while i punch down the individual Ethernet wires.single and double gang mounting brackets.Pictured here (top to bottom, left to right) are: Ignore the hammer, gloves, rope, and crowbar. I needed to buy most of the tools I used in this project. Therefore I had to buy many tools for various tasks. I’ve lived in apartments most of my adult life. You need at least 1 more person to help you. You really need someone else to help because it is difficult to run through floors by yourself. Good thing my wife is and was able to help me. I’m a software engineer – most things hardware related or mechanical puzzle me. Blueprintĭisclaimer: I am not very handy around the house. I cannot wire everything but the more I can hook up the better it will be. When it comes to reliability, speed, and security nothing beats wired connections. That’s a lot to run through wireless connections. I have at last count 22 different internet connected devices in the house. In addition I also wanted to lighten the burden on WiFi. All is well though because AT&T is now digging in my yard to lay underground fiber cable. While it did come it didn’t for some reason make it to my local neighborhood. The initial driver was Google Fiber was supposed to be coming to my community. I’ve got 68 pictures that show the process all the way through. See how I did it with lots of pictures.īefore we get started: I want to direct you to my photos on Imgur. Last year I completed a project in my house to wire most of it with cat 6 Ethernet cable.
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