building a house (buying new Constr.)

[fly boy]

Think about adding in a cat6 LAN, or better. Wireless is great, but you will want lan outlets for your access points, and get some of the regulars of the air, like tv, gaming gear. Think about a server room location. Where will all the switches, routers and backups be? Are you going with a upc? Does your AP require an outlet or can it do poe?

I will have to see if the electrician can do cat6, and Coax.

Comment on radon install. Is it included? Can you have them preinstall a pipe up to the attic and maybe out through the roof? Have an outlet in attic for fan. If you can avoid the bs of post construction radon mitigation do so now.

No Radon in Cheyenne, nor out near our build

Oh and make sure they have at least a couple wires running from basement or other location that utilities can use (direct tv and Comcast etc) so they are drilling into your house and running wires from outside.

I will see if they can add a couple wires just hanging in the unfinished basement so when I install I could tap into them.

[Wulf202]

Have some empty conduits with a wire pull rope added from basement to attic and from the basement to the garage.

Cat6 and coax to both sides of each room

Use a pex manifold

[OtterbatHellcat]

Run extra wire to every room, period....and load up on outlets everywhere throughout the house. And do not wire your porch lights right next to your doors, dammit....that's retarded.

[TheGrey]

Definitely get a couple of outlets put out front and out back. Have you fgured where you will have outside lighting? Are you going to wire up lights on either side of your driveway? How dark does it get where your new home is going to be? Planning on security lights?

I'm insanely excited for you guys, btw.

[Erni]

One thing that just occured to me is where and how are you placing the gun safe? Might think about reinforements in either timber or concrete. Plus how you going to get it down the stairs?

[fly boy]

[SideShow Bob]

Too late now to get a Fat boy or Fat boy Jr into your basement now, should have gotten it down there before the floor joists were in.
That staircase & 180* bend at the landing is too tight.

[fly boy]

Too late now to get a Fat boy or Fat boy Jr into your basement now, should have gotten it down there before the floor joists were in.
That staircase & 180* bend at the landing is too tight.

I learned my lesson with my old safe..... 1000lbs is a pain in the ass to move, position or do anything with, so I would go with 2 smaller ones instead. But that wont be for a long while.

[fly boy]

2 hour countdown until the visit with electrical


Focus:
outlet above fire place for TV to be mounted - going on the left side of mantle not in the center
220 outlet in garage
outlets out front and out back
extra outlets on island
extra outlets in master bath between double sinks
get a quote for cat6
get coax to every room and a run to basement
make sure every wall gets an outlet in each room
get outlet installed in walk-in closet
get empty conduit from basement to attic
get empty conduit from basement to garage

it's a 200amp panel
anything else I'm overlooking for the electrical walk through?

[Wulf202]

make sure every wall gets an outlet in each room

this is code required to the best of my knowledge