First office install – Need ideas for wall plates where ever

[sattech2000 0]

Evening all! My past installs have been in basements or equipment rooms. I’m working on my first office install for a 6 camera system. It’s new construction (Thankfully). I’m planning six Siamese and cat 5 runs to the cameras. Then I need two cat 5 runs for network. Also 2-4 RG6 runs back to the video distribution system (still need to verify the quantity on that). Am planning a 9 camera power supply cabinet.

 

My first idea is to have the Siamese split inside the wall. The power would feed through the back of the Power supply cabinet that is mounted on the wall. Then I like to use the leviton face plates (from my network installs) with snap in jacks. I could use 6bnc snap ins and 6 RJ45 snap ins in a double gang box. Then a second single gang box with the necessary network/rg-6 connections. Then a third electrical outlet (electrician). I forgot to build this in the quote and see that it will get a little pricy for all of this. Just wondering if anybody has any different ideas? I need to make this professional looking. Not sure I could get away with just running the wires through the wall, or is that typical to do? Also on new construction do you typically use low voltage cutouts or a standard electrical box?

 

Thoughts and or pictures are greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you

Randy

[scorpion 0]

Installation styles will very with the budget more so then anything else.

 

If I were doing a new construction then I would use a metal mud ring. I prefer mudrings rather than boxes. I like taking the extra length of wire, and tucking back in to the wall cavity. You cannot do that with a box. If down the road they add more cameras then it is easy to drop some new wires down the wall, and pull it out through the opening. The only exception would be an exterior wall.

 

When doing retrofits then I perfer the Carlon low voltage ring, or old work bracket.

 

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I use wall plates that have a premade hole in them, and I use a dremel barrel sander on my Dewalt drill, and I make the hole as large as I need for the wires pulled.

 

Splitting the wires is a good idea, and running it behind the power box.

Leave some slack in case down the road they need to relocate the power box.

 

 

When doing retro fits that have boxes I then have to take my diagnal cutters (dikes) and I have to cut out the top of the box, and hope I can get my fish rod up the box, and the wall, but finding a cutout in the header is impossible, so usually I have to drop the rod from the attic down the hole, and hope I can land on top of the electical box.

 

Most times if time is of the essence then I just cut another hole beside the box, and drop my new wires there.

 

 

 

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[C7 in CA 0]

I too would say mud ring. I don't know that you would get all those connectors in a box. 6 bnc's on a faceplate is pretty bulky. But check with your AHJ to assure you can use rings instead of boxes.

 

I'm all for patch panel installs but if you need to trim the budget somewhere you could dress the coax nicely and just come straight into the back of the DVR. (no patch panel) If the cables are marked clearly that is still a nice install. Keep the cat 5 on the faceplate.

 

Splitting the power in the wall would make for a clean install. But would you be able to add cables later? Your clean install is shot if any adds have to come down the outside of the wall. I usually come down the outside and dress my cables nice. Adds can be added to the back of the bundle. If you don't like dressing the cables you could use finger duct. That makes adds real easy.