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Network and Cable wiring for a flip - Will it add value?
Hello all,
I'm in the beginning phase of renovating a house for resale. One of the things I had been talking with my partner about was wiring the house for Cat 5e and Cable. I figured I should do it while we have access. It currently has cable and phone running all along the baseboards. I'm just trying to get the details figured out a little bit and wonder if I'm over thinking it.
The house is a 3 bedroom bungalow, with an apartment downstairs with 3 bedrooms. I'm planning for cable and Cat 5e for each bedroom and the living room. I was thinking of maybe putting two locations in the living room to give the most choice. That got me thinking about TV's mounted on the wall and do I assume where the TV should go and run the wires to that spot, or just put them a foot up from the baseboard like normal.
Kind of related, should I install conduit to the attic for future upgrades? I'm planning to do the current wiring from the basement ceiling up.
This is my first flip, my partner has done a few (over 10). I should mention I do communication wiring as a day job so I can do this for my time and materials. Thats the advantage, but doing it for a job my be clouding how a buyer will look at it value wise. Personally I would want a house I'm buying to be wired from the start.
Thanks for your replies.
Murdock