If you have to cross an AC line, do so perpendicularly. It's OK to run ethernet alongside other low-voltage lines, such as cable/satellite. You want solid-core cable for your runs. Pretty much all ...

My old boss had a non-working central vacuum in his old house. He used the conduit to wire cat5 through the house. It was a four (3+basement) story house. He had to do some creative fishtaping but it ...

Q: I’m building a new home and wondering whether I can install all the electrical wiring myself. It’s not a big home, but it has quite a few three- and four-way switches. I have watched a bunch of ...