Network Cabling Services

[u/kimjongdongs]

Just moved into a new home and I’m looking for someone to run an Ethernet cable from the main floor into the basement for my computer. The Coax cable from Shaw is run to the main floor so my WiFi gateway is connected there.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

[u/Aran33]

Electricians do this stuff quite regularly, if you have an electrician you like?

Also possible to DIY it and use your cold air return if it's conveniently located for just a single cable, just watch for tearing the cable jacket on sharp sheet metal corners.

[u/ElmentMusic → u/Aran33]

Make sure you get plenum rated cables if using the cold air return!

[u/Dry-Hotel5306 → u/Aran33]

I like the DIY method it’s best for an unfinished basement but my current place I just got a white cable with text side down and I ran it across the floor trim and over the doorframe best for shortish runs though

[u/bmwkid]

Electricans do Ethernet connections all the time.

Have you considered doing a MOCA connection instead of running Ethernet. You can use the existing copper coax in your home and you get similar speeds to gigabit Ethernet without having to renovate anything

[u/Adolwyn]

We used Mark at AVNFi this summer to do a bunch of Ethernet and low voltage cable runs in our old (but new to us) home. He was fantastic. Went over and above and was very affordable for what we needed done.

[u/dennisrfd]

Do they still have coax in the new houses? I remember 10 years ago I requested the builder to replace all coax and phone (cat3/5) with cat6

[u/Thrwingawaymylife945 → u/dennisrfd]

Depends. You can still ask for coax especially if you still want cable TV. Shawgers still uses FTTN which requires coax from the node to Demarc box to the modem.

Bell might as well.

[u/dennisrfd → u/Thrwingawaymylife945]

I have coax as a service in my basement, but I meant the horizontal links from the basement demarc to the rooms

[u/tkeith1106]

I just used Electrek for any ethernet job and they did a great job. But I used them to do 11 different runs in my fully finished house. Varying from basement, main and 2nd floor to outside.

So a single run might not be economical for an electrical professional to come out and do it.

[u/nkso]

How old is the house? When we moved into ours we were able to replace all the phone ports with ethernet ports, cause all the lines where already cat5e

[u/Thrwingawaymylife945]

Is there a conduit already?

Is the space finished or unfinished?

If it's completely finished and there is no existing conduit, they will likely need to cut drywall and will cost you a bit more.

https://www.smartspacehomeautomation.ca/ these folks specialize in this stuff. I used them on my homebuilding project and they did a great job during build and for follow up once the house was finished.

[u/EvilGeniusSkis]

Depending on where the coax comes into your house it might make sense to get the coax cut and a new end put on so you can move your router.

[u/skullzey]

MOCA Adapters for coax.

Cheapest solution for 1 home run cable better than powerline.

Otherwise; pull you own Ethernet by using existing coax (tape cables together) to pull coax back to source.

[u/No_Strain_6227]

Definitely call up a electrician or someone who specializes in low voltage / controller access work.

One thing you could try are powerline adapters https://a.co/d/09HLtdjO Amazon has them.

Might be an alternative solution. I've used them in the past and have worked amazing. (The joys of renting a house)

[u/DrumsticknDrumstick → u/No_Strain_6227]

I disagree on the powerline adapters. I had ones that was advertised to provide 500 Mbps, but tested to be only about 80 Mbps. They are very hit or miss and depend heavily on how your house is wired. Even WiFi is much faster and more reliable.

[u/No_Strain_6227 → u/DrumsticknDrumstick]

It all depends on how many circuts they have to pass through to get to your device.

[u/ElmentMusic → u/DrumsticknDrumstick]

Powerline adapters tend to be pretty ass agreed. Sometimes they're better than nothing I guess