I am building my house in Broken Arrow Okla. It is about 3331 square feet. I get the 3rd car garage for my workshop, and one of the upstairs bedrooms for my batcave. My wife gets the study off the entryway because she says I keep too much electronics stuff around to look good for guests. So I get one of the two upstairs rooms. (sad, I know) But one of the things she is insisting on is that I run conduit for future wiring so I don't drill holes inside closets and recessed lighting like I did in the previous house I owned.
Anyway, I need advice from some of you professionals.
I found that PVC rigid conduit is WAY cheaper than metal conduit. I will have to run conduit everywhere. (not really but lots of places). So I am thinking I will have 4 areas for wiring. Garage, dressing closet, upstairs batcave, and attic. It is a 2 story with walk in storage in the attic. I think wiring is all I would put there, because of the heat and cold and moisture in Oklahoma. Attics can get to 150 degrees in summer. I will put a temp sensor up there too. We have radiant heat barrier system installed under the roof, so we will see how well that works. . . .
But I was thinking of 2" conduit between the different areas, and 3/4" conduit in the walls to the touchscreens and keypads for future wiring. Also probably 1-1/4" to several outside areas for the light beams and outside connections on gates, and stuff like that.
The conduit for 2" is about 5$ for a 10 foot length, so it will not be that bad. Do I need 2 conduits between the different places?
I am not a home theater person, I just like to automate. So not ALOT of RG6, but some.
I was thinking of plywood mounting walls for laying everything out.
The builder decided after describing what I wanted to just let me do it.
Suggestions? (other than run 2-3 times what I think I will need?)
Anyway, I need advice from some of you professionals.
I found that PVC rigid conduit is WAY cheaper than metal conduit. I will have to run conduit everywhere. (not really but lots of places). So I am thinking I will have 4 areas for wiring. Garage, dressing closet, upstairs batcave, and attic. It is a 2 story with walk in storage in the attic. I think wiring is all I would put there, because of the heat and cold and moisture in Oklahoma. Attics can get to 150 degrees in summer. I will put a temp sensor up there too. We have radiant heat barrier system installed under the roof, so we will see how well that works. . . .
But I was thinking of 2" conduit between the different areas, and 3/4" conduit in the walls to the touchscreens and keypads for future wiring. Also probably 1-1/4" to several outside areas for the light beams and outside connections on gates, and stuff like that.
The conduit for 2" is about 5$ for a 10 foot length, so it will not be that bad. Do I need 2 conduits between the different places?
I am not a home theater person, I just like to automate. So not ALOT of RG6, but some.
I was thinking of plywood mounting walls for laying everything out.
The builder decided after describing what I wanted to just let me do it.
Suggestions? (other than run 2-3 times what I think I will need?)
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