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What wiring should I put in my walls?

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We are in the midst of work on our home and our walls are open.  What wiring should I be having done?  Is there anything besides phone and computer?  And what type of wiring/jacks should I be installing for my phone and computer?  And should there be a jack in every room?  Thanks

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Unless you are willing to have your walls wired using conduit (plastic or metal pipes that hold the actual wires), it is best to consider possible changes in technology or personal interests.

Here are some common areas to consider --

Pre-wire all ceiling lights in living spaces (bedrooms, den, living room, game room) for ceiling fans.  You may not like them, but a future home buyer might and the increase in costs during construction is small compared to the long term benefit.

Pre-wire all living rooms, as well as the kitchen, with Ethernet wiring -- Cat5E or Cat6 -- using "structured wiring".  Many new devices, such as media and entertainment centers, communicate using computer networks.  You may not have a computer in the living room, but you may wish to have one of the network media players there.  Wired network connections are faster, more reliable and more secure than wireless networks.  Wireless networks are acceptable when walls aren't pre-wired, but wired networks are vastly superior.

If your climate and yard are suitable for the addition of a deck or spa, consider having a 50A 240V electric connection added near where the deck or spa might go.  In a few years, once you've settled in to your new home, you'll be glad you had that added ahead of time.  Be sure to specify a 4 wire connection -- two lines, neutral and ground -- so you can use the same connection for outdoor lighting around your new deck as well as power for the spa.
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Honestly I would put in plenty of cable for TV and put phone in the kitchen, office and living room. 

People are more and more going to wireless internet and cordless phones.  I paint around lots of CAT5 and phone jacks that are unused and ignored, but lots of cable jacks that have been punched in as an afterthought.
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This is an obvious opportunity to upgrade any old wiring or to install extra outlets for A/C window units if you need them or to have outlets in closer intervals in walls. (I see this all of the time when inspecting) If your bathrooms dont have a seperate 20 amp small appliance outlet install them also. 

Cable TV is also a good choice...series 6 quad shield wire is preferable as it can handle signals with less interference from othe devices.

Most computer and media data is going "wireless" so that a close call but I would stay away from spending alot of money for "computer" wiring. You will just be spending into old technology
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First power , after that came tv cable more lines if you gone have satellite, phone lines, internet, speaker wire for surround sound or multi room audio, security camera, intercom.
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Julie's contribution was nicely expressed! Take her advice.
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