Some help for my new house
Some help for my new house
You're planning to set up Ethernet in your new home office/gameroom next year. You have a conduit coming from one side of the wall and want it on the opposite side too. Here are some tips for doing this effectively.
Determine if the structure is brand new or already built. For a new build, request an additional outlet at your desired location. If it's an existing building, they’ll need to drill a new hole next to the current one and run another cable through it. Having both Cat6e (or Cat7) and fibre in that area makes sense.
If the conduit has space, pull another run of Cat6, cut a low-voltage ring into the opposite wall, and thread the new cable through to the other side.
Purchase Ethernet faceplates, a PVC inspection sleeve (bend), and PVC adhesive. Make a small opening on the blue side at the same spot as the red side’s conduit, ensuring it matches the size specified in the faceplate manual. Cut the conduit and attach an Inspection Tee using PVC glue; this adds two exit points for cables on either side of the wall. Connect your Ethernet cables to the faceplates and mount them on the wall. You can omit the tee and instead drill through existing PVC, or shorten the PVC as needed.