Currently over 13,000 people self build their own homes in the UK each year. This allows them total control of what goes into that home and therefore is the perfect time to add a WiFi or Ethernet network which will future proof that home for the ever increasing amount of data we need.
When you are building your own home planning is the key and this extends to planning your network. Listing the items that need data and if they accept a wired or a wireless connection, or both is key to understanding how much and where you need to run wires.
When we initially think of a network it might look simple but in reality the modern home needs more and more connections and almost any device can now be "smart" to some extent.
This list is not exhaustive and could already be well over 100 items that need access to the internet and each other in today's modern home.
Now we have a list of what we are going to connect and where these items will live in the home we can start to decide what we need to install to give us those connections.
The internet that comes into your home needs to be split up and shared around all the devices that need it and to do this we use a switch. The internet comes into your house and into your internet router, this then feeds a switch which we're going to use to send data all around your house.
The ideal time to install a network is along with the electrical first fix. This is the best time to hide all the wires internally under plaster work just like hiding electrical cables.
Why not give us a call to help you with the design or installation of your self build network. Give Paul a call on 07958792048.