Because I thought of this
I bought my current home in 2004 with the intent of turning it into what I wanted. It is a large modular home.
Where to start? There was way too much open space in this house to the point of being excessive and it became the gathering place for all family (40+ people seated and eating) events. Me not being the type to have people in my bathroom decided to start my mods by turning the dining room into a theater/bedroom/gameroom and home office on the outside of the room.
I am sure many have seen these pics before but because this is the proper place for it I will post the shots here.
Outside first:
There are no exposed PC power cables, USB or speaker wires. The computers themselves are inside of cabinets and vented to the attic and behind the printer.
Inside before:
Inside after:
In that closet:
And I added an HDMI pass-through to the server:
All of this revolves around the PC and without them it would not be this way.
When I find the rest of my pics I will post some shots of the network cable. It is a pain to run wires in existing structures but it can be done you just need to be prepared to paint or use molding.
Wiring and reasons for separate lines. I do not use a UPS at present and therefore need a setup like this to prevent errors and shutdowns. When you have a PC on a shared circuit a heavy draw device such as a vac can cause and error or shutdown and I don't want to deal with that if I am working on something important. The workstations are fed by 30A 220-240V while the server and Entertainment side have 20A 110-120V dedicated circuits respectively.
I will be doing an integrated HTPC wall mod soon (I hope) and will be ripping out a section of wall, running power and network cable without painting or trim work. This will show those with interest, minimal tools and budget how to get the job done without tearing your house up and having to remodel the entire room.
