How i Installed Network Sockets in an Old House | No More Wifi

If you ever need to replace that cable, you'll have to re-chase that area, so a super easy solution is to put a plastic pipe or box in the chase and feed the cables through it. That way, after you've repaired the chase, if you ever need to replace those cables you can attach the new ethernet cable to the old one and simply pull it through, saving you from having to rechase the wall in the future.

A few things I would consider: - Use the highest spec Ethernet cable you can afford now, it will save you from having to replace a cheaper one when it will no longer be able to keep up with the evolving standards - Use cable conduits whenever possible - Use cable rated for in-wall installation. Abrasion and fire resistant, zero smoke, zero halon etc. It might save you & your family - Avoid routing the cable where it could get in contact with water. Water and electricity (even low voltage) are not good bed fellows - Install 1-2 extra cables on the same route, even if not required or connected for now, you'll thank yourself later - Be careful with the bend radius, do NOT bend the Ethernet cables in sharp 90 degrees (or more) corners, make them as round as possible, at least a few centimeters radius. At the frequencies these cables operate with, sharp bends will affect the EM waves and will unnecessarily degrade your signal - Lay the cables in a "hub & spoke" pattern (i.e. point to point connections from your router or switch to wherever your to-be-connected devices are), do NOT think you can "daisy-chain" them - For anything more complicated than just a few connections, consider installing an Ethernet patch panel, it will make your life easier - Like somebody else wrote, try to keep Ethernet cables separate from power lines. Consider PoE as an alternative for low power devices (e.g. cameras, routers, switches etc.) - Absolutely test them (even with the cheap 10 pounds tester) before completing the installation & wall repair.

Like from me. So good to see someone who is working with solid walls rather than Americans with plasterboarded walls.

Blimmey, clear concise informative video. No waffle / blah blah or drama. Well made, makes me want to watch other videos by you even if I have little interest in doing the work. Thanks and well done 🙂👍

Great video, very informative, i recently fitted a security light thanks to the help of your channel , i plan to change a single electric socket to a double socket next thanks to your videos, which are very helpful, to people who know what they want to do , but not absolutely sure how to do it themselves, your videos are a great help

Thank you for posting this, i live in a period property and wasn’t sure of the best way how to route my cables, this has been invaluable mate! Cheers

Dude's a top g! Recommendations, instructions are well described and concise

I've never been so thankful for drywall...lol I did this in my house but was lucky to be able to run it from a closet upstairs in my office that fed down to the ceiling of the basement then follow plumbing back up to the main floor. A second line went up to the attic and connected to a switch that ran to all devices like a Roku in both bedrooms. Took me a couple of hours with almost no mess to repair. It is so much better than having to count on Wifi (and much more secure)

I totally get why you didn’t cover it because it’s overkill for most.. but a much better way of doing this is run ALL the CAT cable back to a central point and install a patch bay and network switch. Then you can have point to point network anywhere or just stick it all into the switch and have everything connected to everything.

Avoid blow-out when drilling through the walls by reverting to drill from hammer action before drilling through. Avoid blowing the plaster from around the back-box outline by drilling further in from the outer square or initially use a smaller bit for better results. Score around the inner square with something sharp!

Always showing us how to save money by doing it ourselves thank you ❤

One thing that appears to have been overlooked is the mention of bringing back all cables to a central point near the router so that you either a) connect the ports direct to the router if the number of sockets are =< the number of ports on the router (which in that case the socket next to the router should be a 4 gang to act as a patch panel), or if the number of sockets is > the number of ports that a switch will need to be fitted. This video is really more about how to install sockets and chase walls out than how to actually network the house.

Mate, it's a really great video. I've been looking for something like this for quite a while. Your video was clear and easy to follow.

Good video about the practicalities of running the cable (the hard bit). Making terminations is the easy part! for any more than a couple of sockets I would start thinking about running the cables into a patch panel and putting up a network cabinet somewhere out of the way. That way you can hide everything neatly away behind lock and key.

Great content - one piece of advice from me, never run just 1 cable. Always 2. The back box isn’t any bigger, the effort is pretty much the same, yes the cable cost is more but that’s negligible for the effort, but crucially if one of those cables is damaged, you’ll be thankful you ran the other. Where you will have one device plug in, there’s generally a good chance there’ll be 2. Eg tv + media box, desktop computer + printer etc

Lol this guy is brilliant, so easy and straightforward to understand 👍

CAT6a CAN carry higher speeds, for example if you were to kit out your house for 2.5Gb networking. CAT5e & CAT6a both more than capable of full Gigabit speeds. We tend to run CAT6a anyway nowadays as the cost increase on the cable reels is minimal at the scale we do this. CAT6a is also shielded and has more twists per foot which helps mitigate interference and cross-talk between the wire pairs. Love your videos as always, gives us DIY-ers confidence to do it ourselves!

Since I usually live in single story homes, I like to run a single cable from the modem to a decent switch or small rack in a central coat closet,. I then put an appropriate diameter piece of conduit with brush grommets, through the ceiling in the closet into the attic for the ethernet cable runs to pass through. It takes much longer doing it that way but for me it's worth the extra time and effort. I try to plan ahead so I left pull lines going to the boxes so I could more easily add more later if need be. I luckily have 8 PoE ports powering mesh wifi drops with ethernet backhaul around the house mounted to the ceiling in bedrooms, living room, and my shop in the garage. Along with a few 10gig fiber runs to the office and entertainment center and at least 1 Eth run to each room. Took a while but everything is hidden and tidy. Can always add a sub switch in a room, if needed later, but having everything in the walls already makes that a trivial adjustment. Good video with some decent solutions for older homes and multi level dwellings.

Another great video Thanks You make it look so easy!

This is a gem, and a familiar Norfolk accent to boot, subscribed