Data and audio and Video.

This was a minefield as i had not chosen a system. In choosing a system your are immeaditly limited. So to make the system as universal it meant alot of wiring. So what did it need and why.>>

TV.........  (Satellitle,Satellite (PVR) ,terrestial, CAT 6, Cat 5e times 4, ir pass through, audio.
Security camera........  (RG59 cable for each camera and low voltage power.
Alarm system. .......Windows, PIR's, Key pads,Sounders,contact sensors.
Audio.......    23strange 14 gauge minimum for any sound for kitchen,hall,outside, surround sound for tv room
Telephone... This i plan to use a voip pabx designed for business. This is a new proposition for me but should allow network calls and cheaper internat calls. I havent worked this one out.

Attached are some of the wiring that i have planeed for around the home...


TIP.
I have the very cheap face plates from a company in the u.k.These face plates are modular in the form that the face plate can be built as required. So with that pre wiring is essential and as the need changes, the face plate can be rewired as needed.
Here are some of the wiring face plates and modular inserts

The next item was design and god help the novice.
You can get the basic wiring for all the above but the user needs to have to make the decision of what interface he is going to use. For example

Is the user going to use a professional distribution system at a cost of several thousand. You will find these manufacturers on line and their products are impressive.
Go for a low cost unit and stick ot this wiring protocol that may not suit your needs or even worse may not have the complete support for your local tv and others.
I did neither as i could not afford an ecpensive all inclusive system so i had ot make the design very flexible. What I did was allow for a central hub where all data and communication had the ability to route through. This allowed for central control and central storage of music and films to be distributed. So with that I routed all sky, terrestial, telephone, brodband, alarm and security cameras and network cat 5e and cat 6 to one hub.

From there one would generally deploy a system of distribution around the home. This i floundered on as i knew i would not have the funds. So rather than having a central hub. All lines were then redirected as needed to each zone or room as needed. I.E.
The home theatre room got not only cat 5e and cat 6 it also got its sky plus and terrestial and ir links and speakers. So i could deploy sky locally and in time when i got a windows server and media system going i would centrally store all films and movies and music.

Basically the choice i am having now is front ending the equipment at the tv or backend at the centrally located room for future distribution

Wiring October

I am late in doing up this but it is something that had a lot of work initially but later on I moved to other issues. Wiring is something that is thrown out to the client in terms of where do you want your switches and how many sockets and so much is lost in design flexibility and ease of change in the future. I am not going to go down the route of electrical automation as this really is on omst peoples wish list but it is relatively easy to pre plan for this at an early stage and when you win the lotto then encorporate it with minimal fuss.

Wiring.

I am omitting all the knowns such as sockets and switches and how many and where. Except for if you find a corner then put a socket in there. (Only Joking). I did the following in my build and it is up to you to see the usefullness of this for your own build.

-) Initial wiring. ESB will enter the side of the house and run straight out to the garage panel. This served the purpose of allowing a kill switch or switch to generator supply when in times of power outage or if windmills become cheaper to switch to this alternate supply. My house has only one emersion heater so this one of the largest possible consumers.  The wiring from the garage will then enter the house and from there the house panel will have all fuses for the home. The house panel will then run via multicore cable to the garage via switches on the wall internally. 
Reason.
-) The multicore cable allows user changes at the switch of  7 lines of outside wiring . So the use can swap and change which line is switches as the home develops or improves.
-) By switching via the electrical panel inside  and having an electrical cabinet. This allows the user to give some degree of automation in the form of light switching withir it be via an alarm system or automation controlled.

There are several lines in the house that have direct wiring to the internal fuse panel. These are mainly hall and landing internally to switch on if some degree of automation occurs.

I am a big believer in multicore cabling and have exteneded this further,Christmas lighting is another one so I have prewired multicore to the attic in the event that there will be some degree of christmas wiring in the future. This multicore goes directly to the electrical cabinet and can be deployed via plugs or a switch bank that can be easily removed off season.

Again the idea of the electrical cabinet is important as this will house all other facilities.

The multicore cable from the panel internally will go to the garage and from that pointany new wiring can be added without disturbing the home or adding ugly unsightly ducting to outside.