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My B&O Home

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 7 2018 1:32 PM
Mad loft progress...

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 7 2018 3:27 PM
More progress...

Ceilings should hopefully be super high...

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 7 2018 6:34 PM
Living room progress...

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Kiran replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 3:04 PM
Mad progress today...

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Kiran replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 3:09 PM
Annex getting a lick of paint...

I see new marks every day...

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Duels replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 4:24 PM
You’vee taken the roof off!!
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Kiran replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 4:49 PM
Duels:

You’vee taken the roof off!!

Yup... whole things pivoting out to create a dormer...

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Kiran replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 5:06 PM
Living room progress...

Little window in the hatch for the BS9000 is in!

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CB replied on Wed, Aug 8 2018 8:39 PM
Kiran:
Yup... whole things pivoting out to create a dormer...

Leave it like that, it’s a kind of giant Beosound 2 Smile
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Kiran replied on Mon, Aug 13 2018 2:32 PM
Progress...

Should be a nice view from up there...

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Kiran replied on Mon, Aug 13 2018 2:35 PM
Some new goodies...

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Guy replied on Mon, Aug 13 2018 4:07 PM

Kiran:
Guy:

Thanks - certainly looks neater than an overhead hood - I'll be interested to see it up and running.

👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks - very impressive!

 

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Nice work Kiran... the lab 4000s are such lovely warm sounding speakers, good choice! :)

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11-46 now replaced with Sony A90J 65”, Sony HT-A9, Sony UBP-X800M2 and Sony SRS-NS7.

 

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 1:32 PM
Progress...

Middle beam going after a hundred years or more?...

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 1:38 PM
The view...

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 2:17 PM
Progress...

I changed the build again...

We are adding 10 Beolab 3500s in the house starting off with the kitchen / dining downstairs...

This is how you wire up a 3500 in the modern day and age...

More pics when its in 👍🏻💯

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Hiort replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 2:43 PM
Kiran:

Progress...

I changed the build again...

We are adding 10 Beolab 3500s in the house starting off with the kitchen / dining downstairs...

This is how you wire up a 3500 in the modern day and age...

More pics when its in 👍🏻💯

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Wow Smile

In Sweden we are not allowed to pull a power cord inside a wall like that Big Smile

Heard about speakers using WiFi? Smile

 

 

 

 

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Kiran replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 2:51 PM
Hiort:

Heard about speakers using WiFi?

I ride ML... 👍🏻💯

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Hiort replied on Tue, Aug 14 2018 2:53 PM
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I ride ML... 👍🏻💯 Regards

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Smile

 

 

 

 

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Hiort:
In Sweden we are not allowed to pull a power cord inside a wall like that Big Smile

I wonder why Hiort? No danger at all if it is properly installed, shielded and insulated. If the electrics are up to date then any problem would cut out within in hundredths of a millisecond, which is so quick that there's little to no chance of a fire or any other related problem. I have had a complete rewire done in my current property and its all between the plasterboard and original brickwork and 100% certified as safe and legal to UK/European standards. Simon.

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Stan replied on Wed, Aug 15 2018 4:31 PM

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Hiort:
In Sweden we are not allowed to pull a power cord inside a wall like that Big Smile

I wonder why Hiort? No danger at all if it is properly installed, shielded and insulated. If the electrics are up to date then any problem would cut out within in hundredths of a millisecond, which is so quick that there's little to no chance of a fire or any other related problem. I have had a complete rewire done in my current property and its all between the plasterboard and original brickwork and 100% certified as safe and legal to UK/European standards. Simon.

Not in the US, either (https://gizmodo.com/5297352/your-wall-mounted-hdtv-probably-violates-electrical-codes).  Then again, we build out homes out of very flammable sticks.

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boskonay replied on Wed, Aug 15 2018 4:39 PM

FWIW, it wouldn't be compliant in Ireland either. You should have rated cabling to a power socket behind the unit, and a short power cable to plug into it.

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beolion replied on Wed, Aug 15 2018 8:06 PM
Stan:

Then again, we build out homes out of very flammable sticks.

Stan

Ha ha. Good one. And yes. You’re right regarding the house quality, and hence a good reason to avoid electricity in the house ;-)
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beojeff replied on Wed, Aug 15 2018 10:41 PM

Of course none of use would admit this, but I would be interested in knowing what percentage of us BeoWorlders occasionally run a power cable through walls for a clean-looking installation. I wonder how many of us hire an electrician to install power outlets behind each and every wall speaker, tv., etc. I would suspect that very few of us hire electricians to install power outlets behind every speaker and television. I'm not saying that it's not wrong. It's just the practical reality.

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I would imagine most people do it properly Jeff for insurance purposes. I certainly have done, besides it all its checked by Building Control at various stages throughout the whole renovation and everything needs to be signed off and certified. I would never cut corners, not on my own properties. Simon.

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Sandyb replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 12:47 AM

My B&O installer has always put over cables in the wall.

Maybe my ignorance, wasn't aware of the potential restrictions etc.

But it looks mighty clean.

 

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beojeff replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 2:58 AM

BAND'OH!:

I would imagine most people do it properly Jeff for insurance purposes. I certainly have done, besides it all its checked by Building Control at various stages throughout the whole renovation and everything needs to be signed off and certified. I would never cut corners, not on my own properties. Simon.

I find that quite hard to believe. But then, the cynic in me expects to find most people claiming to be vegetarians to be having late-night hamburger binges at McDonalds wearing dark glasses and using the alias Anastasia Beaverhausen.

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Hiort replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 7:09 AM

BAND'OH!:

Hiort:
In Sweden we are not allowed to pull a power cord inside a wall like that Big Smile

I wonder why Hiort? No danger at all if it is properly installed, shielded and insulated. If the electrics are up to date then any problem would cut out within in hundredths of a millisecond, which is so quick that there's little to no chance of a fire or any other related problem. I have had a complete rewire done in my current property and its all between the plasterboard and original brickwork and 100% certified as safe and legal to UK/European standards. Simon.

Reason being what has been mentioned in the thread already. Mainly firehazard and risk for people getting hurt. Mains has to be run in "tubes" and sufficiently dimensioned leads has to be used inside those. Reason for using "tubes" is that you can rerun or add power cabling if you need, once the walls are done.

The leads need to be terminated into a wall socket or a box. From there you can run the primary cable to the equipment.

 

 

 

 

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In the UK the building regs state:
"Where a cable is concealed in a wall or partition at a depth of less than 50mm from any surface it must be enclosed in earth metal conduit (trunking or cable) or installed either horizontally within 150mm of the top of the wall or patition or vertically within 150mm of the angle formed by two walls, or run horizontally or vertically to an accessory or consumer unit."

Normally you run cables vertically from the plug socket in the wall or horizontally between sockets, so you know where the cable is and you don't put a nail through them hanging a picture!

 

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Johan replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 11:02 AM

In the Netherlands cabling must be run through a tube! More work, but great if you want to change something as you can pull another cable or set of wires through easliy.

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Johan replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 11:03 AM

Impressive job Kiran!

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vikinger replied on Thu, Aug 16 2018 4:33 PM

Hi Kiran,

Hope you had a structural engineer / building control check out the roof design before cutting those roof rafter A frames!

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Kiran replied on Fri, Aug 17 2018 8:04 AM
Wow

It’s only a power cable...

I’m not saying I’m the expert but I do keep a track of all wiring...

Yes we haven’t used any conduit to rerun any cables and I don’t know how that helps with hazards, but we have taken all measures into account to keep it safe...

I’m sure my electricians know what they are doing...

With regards to the second floor dormer, I’m sure the builders know what they are doing too... ☺️☺️

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Kiran replied on Fri, Aug 17 2018 8:07 AM
Progress...

Virgin is up and running in the server room...

I can’t wait for the AC and door to arrive....

I don’t want to start terminating any connections or build the rack any further with all the dust flying around...

And yes the Netgear Nighthawk X6 has been put through its paces. It’s lost 2 of its 6 antennas somewhere in the build lol...

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Kiran replied on Fri, Aug 17 2018 8:16 AM
vikinger:

Hope you had a structural engineer / building control check out the roof design before cutting those roof rafter A frames!

I don’t take what builders say for granted. They don’t always follow the planner... I look at the materials being used and how well the job is done...

40 of these bolts used up here...

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Mikipidia replied on Fri, Aug 17 2018 3:53 PM
Those bolts should be enough, how big is the m2 of the roof? Just wandering for snowload. But eyeballing it it looks enoughBig Smile

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vikinger replied on Fri, Aug 17 2018 9:38 PM

Mikipidia:
Those bolts should be enough, how big is the m2 of the roof? Just wandering for snowload. But eyeballing it it looks enoughBig Smile

I think that a civil or structural engineer might have a different viewpoint. Building Control would probably want to see calculations.

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mjmedlo replied on Sat, Aug 18 2018 12:25 PM
What a buzzkill...

Can we get back to the electronics side of things...
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Kiran replied on Sat, Aug 18 2018 4:36 PM
Progress...

The first Ubiquiti wireless access point is in!

The range is good but I need more...

Server room is a mess...

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Kiran replied on Sun, Aug 19 2018 9:06 AM
I love this WAP... very good range and very easy to configure...

Mad speeds!!!

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