The cheapest time to cable a house for cameras is before the walls are lined. If you are building in one of Ipswich's new estates, here is how to time it.
Once plasterboard is up and the roof is full of insulation, every cable has to be fed through a finished house. It can be done, and it is how most installs happen, but on a new build there is a short window where it is far easier. At frame stage the walls are open, so a cable can drop straight from the roof to each camera position and the recorder cupboard with no fishing through insulation.
A pre-wire is the cabling without the cameras. Cat6 is run from each planned camera position to the spot where the recorder will live, usually near the NBN connection box or in a cupboard close to the modem. Each end is labelled and left coiled in a safe spot. After handover, the cameras and recorder go in, and nothing has to be cut into a new wall.
We plan positions with you from the house plans: driveway, front door, side access, alfresco and the rear yard, plus any extra spots you want, such as a camera over the garage door or the boat parking.
A large share of new homes in Ipswich are going up in the Ripley Valley, which covers Ripley, South Ripley, Deebing Heights and nearby suburbs, along with Springfield Rise, Spring Mountain, White Rock and newer parts of Redbank Plains and Collingwood Park. These homes tend to have low roof pitches, tight eaves and a lot of insulation, which makes a retrofit harder than in an older house. That is another reason the pre-wire is worth doing.
Some estates have design guidelines about what can be fixed to the outside of a home. Cameras are small and rarely an issue, but it is worth checking your estate’s covenant if you plan on anything large, like a pole mounted camera at the front boundary.
If the house is finished, it is a normal install. We plan the cable routes through the roof space and walls, and on single storey estate homes the cameras usually go under the eaves at each corner, with the recorder near the modem. Two storey homes take a little longer, and the quote shows how each upper level camera will be reached.
At frame stage, after the electrician's rough-in and before insulation and plasterboard. Your builder can tell you the date.
Most builders allow owners' trades at set stages, but each has its own rules. Ask your site supervisor early, as some require insurance details beforehand.
Yes. Pre-wiring leaves the cable ends ready at each camera position and at the recorder. The cameras can be fitted after handover, when you are ready.
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