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PoE cameras (and doorbell) is something I’ve been looking at, but from the looks of it running ethernet in my house, which is a newer build (~2005) and wasn’t d

PoE cameras (and doorbell) is something I’ve been looking at, but from the looks of it running ethernet in my house, which is a newer build (~2005) and wasn’t designed with things like that in mind isn’t going to be fun. Might as well go this route since I’ll be running regular ethernet between rooms anyway, but seems like it might be enough of a pain to be worth hiring a professional to do it instead of trying to DIY it.

LoganDark 3y ago
You don't have to run the ethernet inside the walls. I used coaxial ties to run my ethernet cable along the surface of the wall and it works just fine.
- jwells89 3y ago
  That’s true, but external runs can be challenging to do in a way that doesn’t look bad (e.g. cable runners not matching paint well) and could have a negative impact on resale value later on.
  - magicalhippo 3y ago
    Yeah external cables are a hard no from my SO due to aesthetics, which makes retrofitting PoE difficult.
    - NavinF 3y ago
      An SO that places form over function would be a hard no from me
      - washadjeffmad 3y ago
        You know, a lot of people can't do their own patch and paint. But you have to bear in mind, it's not their home, it's their future investor's. Don't want to get too used being comfortable.
        magicalhippo 3y ago
        My SO put up and finished the drywalls, cut and mounted the moldings and trim, and painted it all. She's far more handy than me. She just find cables along moldings and similar to be very distracting visually, painted or not, hence the hard pass.
bombcar 3y ago
It may be easier than it looks, but talk to a few people about costs. Anyone who has done any wiring (elechicken or no) can do low voltage and leave the ends for you to terminate/deal with. But permits might be needed in some areas. Usually the trick is UP the wall into an attic or DOWN the wall into a basement, over, and up or down. If necessary tricks like hiding thin cables behind molding or even shoved into the carpet edge can work.

LoganDark 3y ago

You don't have to run the ethernet inside the walls. I used coaxial ties to run my ethernet cable along the surface of the wall and it works just fine.

jwells89 3y ago
That’s true, but external runs can be challenging to do in a way that doesn’t look bad (e.g. cable runners not matching paint well) and could have a negative impact on resale value later on.
- magicalhippo 3y ago
  Yeah external cables are a hard no from my SO due to aesthetics, which makes retrofitting PoE difficult.
  - NavinF 3y ago
    An SO that places form over function would be a hard no from me
    - washadjeffmad 3y ago
      You know, a lot of people can't do their own patch and paint. But you have to bear in mind, it's not their home, it's their future investor's. Don't want to get too used being comfortable.
      - magicalhippo 3y ago
        My SO put up and finished the drywalls, cut and mounted the moldings and trim, and painted it all. She's far more handy than me. She just find cables along moldings and similar to be very distracting visually, painted or not, hence the hard pass.

bombcar 3y ago

It may be easier than it looks, but talk to a few people about costs. Anyone who has done any wiring (elechicken or no) can do low voltage and leave the ends for you to terminate/deal with. But permits might be needed in some areas. Usually the trick is UP the wall into an attic or DOWN the wall into a basement, over, and up or down. If necessary tricks like hiding thin cables behind molding or even shoved into the carpet edge can work.