Day 24 – Changing Satellite cable and terminating cable at Node Zero
I changed the satellite cable today and connected it up to the octo LNB on the satellite dish. I also finished moving all the new AV and Cat6 cables to the Node Zero for them…
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Day 23 – Routing AV and Cat6 cables
Spent Saturday routing the AV and Cat6 cables between the floor joists to one central point which will become my node zero where all the Ethernet, satellite, HD and CCTV cables will terminate and then…
Day 22 – Steel ridge beam installed
The steel ridge beam that will support the old roof and one side of the new dormer went in today as well as some more floorboards. This weekend I will finish installing all my cables…
Day 21 – Adding roof supports and insulation
The roof supports went in today to prop up the front section of the roof once all the old supports are removed. Also the Rockwool insulation has gone in as well as a start on…
Day 20 – Floor joists finished and space for stairs
All the floor joists have now been put in place and an area made clear where the staircase will be going. Also bricks have been removed where the steel ridge beam will be going to…
Day 19 – Another steel beam goes in
Another steel beam went in today, this time it was for the width of the house not the length and is resting on a couple of supporting walls downstairs. Another steel beam Image 1 of…
Day 18 – Floor joists spanning the loft
Now that the other steel beam has gone in it allowed for the floor joists to span across the loft now and two thirds of those have been done today. I was also told that…
Day 17 – Starting to add AV / CAT6 cables
I screwed the back boxes into the wall today following on from all the chasing I did last weekend, I also did my first fix wiring for all the TV and internet cable that are…
Day 16 – Second steel goes in
The second steel went in today to replace the wooden beam that was installed previously; it is a big thing but not as much as the original one on the other side of the house. …
Day 15 – Wooden beams removed
The wooden beams have been removed today to make room for the new steel beam that will come and hopefully be installed tomorrow. Wooden beam removed Image 1 of 4