Significant Advantages of Installing Bundled Wiring in New & Remodeled Homes

I don't know which manufacturer first imagined bundled wire for residential and small commercial use, but it was a magnanimous day for America and the rest of the industrialized world when they did. It was like the old proverbial phrase, "It's better than sliced bread."

Many of you are thinking privately to yourself now, "Wow this installer really likes his bundled wiring!" But it's true, this new way of cocooning multiple cable types in one outer coating made wiring houses and small businesses so much less burdensome. It opened up many other possibilities in the sheer number of electronic systems that could be installed due in large part to labor savings. However, it also reduced the overall cost of the cable as well.

Ponder the Manpower Savings

Think about what it takes to pull a single cable through the walls from the most distant zone in a home all the way back to the electronics distribution panel. First you have to select a path in the framing studs of the home, then drill holes big enough to enclose the singular wire you are pulling. When that is complete you set the cable up on a roller or pull it out of a box through the walls to the panel.

Yes, if you are going to pull three types of cable at once the trick is to just drill somewhat larger holes in the framing then tussle with each wire as you pull it through the studs. All the while individual attention has to be given to the progression to avoid kinking or tangling of the cables. When you are all finished you have three completed cables pulled for that bedroom.

Install It the Simple Way

Now picture yourself drilling a 5/8" hole in the center of the framing studs. Set up a 500 foot roll of bundled wiring to be pulled off the roll. First of all when you pull the wiring it is much thicker and comes off the roll without kinking or tangling. Those two problems are a thing of the past. You can be quite rough while pulling it through the walls because the outer coating is thicker than smaller cable. Harming the cable by twisiting it too much is not going to happen with bundled cable.

Now Look What You've Done

When you are finished you will have successfully pulled two Cat5 twisted pair cables, two quality RG-6 quad shielded coaxial cables, and two multi-mode fiber optic cables. Into one room with one pull you have pulled enough cable for three telephone lines, one fax line, one computer terminal, video entertainment, a video camera, plus enough fiber optic cable to handle any technology that will come along in the next 25 years. Now you know why I am so excited about bundled wiring.

Well if you have pulled one bundled cable to every room in your house, now you can install an electronics distribution panel in a centrally located room and choose the systems you want. What follows is a laundry list of systems people commonly incorporate in their homes.

Telephone system Front door and whole-house Intercom

CCTV system for lifestyle and security cameras

Cable TV to each room

High-speed Internet access in each room

Access control

Whole-House Stereo

Install Your Own System

Of course, what I have outlined here is a simple commentary on installing a structured wiring system. However, it is not rocket science, intimating you could install your own system saving yourself lots of money. This simple I have given today is not going to be enough coaching on installing your own system. What you want is a full on instructional eBook that provides exhaustive information on which system to install along with specific connector type and model information and specific assistance on standard and optional electronic hubs. With that degree of direction you truly could purchase the necessary components, then install the system yourself and in the process save yourself a pile of cash.


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You can get Glenn Bell's FREE 10 Video Mini Course on Structured Wiring and how to install electronics in homes. Glenn also provides a free eBook about Cat5 vs Cat6 cable.