The thing is, I'm going to start working from home this fall and I want to start preparing for it now. I will need to run network cables a bit. The fiber comes in on the lower floor and I need to get a cable to the other side of the house on the second floor and one to the storage room; they can take the same route, but I would prefer to make them as invisible as possible. So, I was thinking of running it straight up, through the suspended ceiling, into the attic, then to the intended office, and down to the boiler room, and from there to the storage room.
Now to the question, what does it look like above the suspended ceiling? I guess there is insulation, could there be some plastic? My thought was to drill from the attic downwards, but maybe it's better to go the other way?
Can you easily make a small hole in the suspended ceiling and insert a pipe for the cable without risking the whole thing collapsing?
In the boiler room where the cable should go down again, it's just gypsum board. I've also attached some pictures.
My first reaction - must the fiber enter through the corner of the living room?
Seems to be basically the worst place to enter in the whole house.
Even if the facade cabinet is there, the fiber doesn't have to enter the house at the same place.
The fiber is already in that corner, so yes, it needs to be there
Then, I think the living room is a pretty good place for the fiber to come in, if you're otherwise going wireless and then using IP-TV with a cable, it minimizes the wiring in the rest of the house. Now, it turned out that I needed a cable, but that wasn't the case when the fiber was installed.
He he, OK. Personally, I would have run the cable on the outside and gone directly into the storage room.
Another reflection that unfortunately doesn't answer your questions either - had you really planned to sit in a windowless closet 8 hours a day?
The thought has crossed my mind to run the cable outside, into the storage room, and then up to the second floor. But I'm not completely comfortable with drilling through the outer wall, I'm not that experienced..
Regarding work time, not everyone sits statically in front of a computer for 8 hours straight It's mostly to have a room where I can shut myself in if I need to, have folders, etc.
Is it a modern stretch ceiling in genuine plastic, or a properly traditional older stretch ceiling in cardboard?
Regardless, you should probably drill from below.
If you tap on the ceiling, you can tell if there's wood or sparse beams, I assume...
If it's an older house (<1950) with a real stretch ceiling, it might have sawdust as insulation, if the attic wasn't originally finished.
Can't you see which from the crawl space? Or make a small hole and check.
Regarding working hours, not everyone works statically in front of a computer for 8 hours straight It's mostly to have a room where I can shut myself in if I have to, keep folders, etc.
I thought you worked with something very computer-centric since you absolutely needed a cable installed. Won't wireless do? With the right equipment, it's both fast and reliable.
Any thoughts on the spänntak?
No, unfortunately, I've never had a spänntak myself. But I know several people who've removed theirs, so I understand they're not the easiest to deal with.
Is it a modern stretched ceiling in real plastic, or a really traditional older stretched ceiling in paper?
Regardless, you should probably drill from below.
If you knock on the ceiling, you can feel if there is wood or sparse I guess...
If it's an older house (<1950) with a real stretched ceiling, there might be shavings as insulation, if the attic hasn't been converted from the beginning.
Can't you see which one from the attic crawl space? Or make a small hole and check.
The house is from '65, and most of it is original. I have no previous experience with stretched ceilings, so unfortunately I can't say. But I believe it’s the good old fabric kind.
When I knock on the ceiling, I feel nothing... Drilling from the attic crawl space is indeed a good idea, there's just a wooden floor there.
Can't you run a cable in the basement/crawl space under the house? (Guessing you don't have a slab)
If it's fabric, it's important to ensure that the fabric doesn't get pulled up with threads or similar, which can happen during drilling, with a greater risk if the drill is blunt. It might be better to cut a small cross and fold it aside before drilling. If the fabric is of a stiff and robust quality, it might not be a problem, but unfortunately, you won't know until afterward...
If there had been wood directly above the fabric, you could have used a hole punch to create a round hole in the fabric before drilling.
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