Hi all,
We're currently in the process of putting a small extension on the house (ensuite and wardrobe), and I'm taking the opportunity to run some data cabling from the bedroom and wardrobe back to our office while the wall linings are off. UFB is scheduled to be run in this area in the next year or two, so I thought I'd see if anyone had any suggestions for steps I should be taking now, to make the UFB install process more straightforward when the time comes.
Our home is a fairly standard style ex-state house, so we have reasonably good access to both the ceiling and under the floor. The house currently has a phone line and Vodafone cable both coming into the house as overhead lines. The phone line has its termination point on the fascia just below the gutter, and goes directly into the ceiling space from there. The Vodafone cable runs along the gutter and then down a vent pipe to a termination point on the side of the house, then through a foundation vent into the sub-floor.
I'm assuming that because our services are currently overhead, UFB would be delivered the same way. From install photos I've seen posted by others, my guess is that it would come in overhead, but then need to run down the side of the house to a termination point in the same way as our cable.
I've had the electrician put in a power point just inside the door of the wardrobe, and have installed a data point next to it. There are cable runs both into the ceiling and down to the sub-floor from that point. Any further suggestions appreciated.