We Should Have Hired Someone to do this…

When it comes to building a modern smart home, the backbone of its functionality lies in its cabling infrastructure. The Tech House, a project by Linus Tech Tips, is no exception. After much deliberation and community input, the decision was made to go all-in with CAT6A cabling, a choice that, while perhaps overkill for some applications, ensures future-proofing and robust performance.

The Grand Plan: More Cables Than Sense?

The initial cabling plan, devised by Jordan, was ambitious, to say the least. It called for an extensive number of runs, with multiple cables to almost every conceivable location. This led to some humorous skepticism from Linus and Elijah, who questioned the necessity of so many Ethernet drops, particularly in areas like the kitchen. The plan included two runs everywhere a run was planned, leading to a staggering six or seven runs along a single wall, and that's before even considering security cameras. Ultimately, a more pragmatic approach was adopted, using Jordan's plan as a rough guide and selecting about half of the proposed runs to execute.