Data Cabling, NBN Points& Home Office Wiring
Cat6 data points to where you actually need them — home offices, kids' rooms, alfresco PoS terminals, hills work-from-home setups. Proper structured cabling, terminated correctly, tested.
What I install
Cat6 data points — wall-mounted, in fly-leads or full structured cabling from a comms cabinet.
NBN entry points and primary wiring — from the NBN box to the router, and onto wall points around the house.
Home office wiring — multi-port wall plates, dedicated runs back to a router or switch, power point combos.
Cellar door / shop POS cabling — Cat6 to the EFTPOS counter, secondary points for tablets and stock terminals.
Patch panels and small comms cabinets — for properties with multiple zones (sheds, granny flats, alfresco) wanting one centralised network point.
PoE for cameras, doorbells, access control — the cabling that powers and networks security cameras (same install as CCTV).
What I'd talk you out of
Wireless mesh as a substitute for proper cabling on long acreage runs. WiFi has its place. A wired Cat6 backbone for fixed devices (TV, streaming box, work PC, security NVR) beats every wireless setup once cable runs are greater than 15m.
Common jobs east of the river
Mundaring acreage WFH retrofit
Cat6 from main house to detached studio across 40m underground conduit run. Solid 1Gbps both ends, zero dropouts.
Caversham cellar door
POS terminal at the tasting bar plus secondary tablet stations. Quiet structured install behind the joinery.
Midland family home
Cat6 to four kids' rooms after upgrading to NBN HFC. Streaming and gaming sorted.
What to SMS
A rough sketch (phone photo of a plan or hand-drawn) showing where you want points, where the router/NBN box is, and one or two photos of the house exterior so I can work out roof / wall cavity access.
FAQs
Cat6 vs Cat6A vs fibre — what should I get?
Cat6 is fine for 99% of homes — handles 1Gbps comfortably and 10Gbps over short runs. Cat6A is overkill unless you've got specific 10G server requirements. Fibre is mostly an NBN-side thing; you don't need fibre internally unless you're running between buildings on a big acreage block.
Can you fix a flat-spot in my WiFi instead of running cable?
Sometimes a properly placed access point fixes it. Sometimes the only fix is cable. Worth me having a look — flat-spots in old brick veneer Midland homes are usually solved by an AP halfway down the hallway, not by mesh.
NBN install left a single point near the front door. Can I get more?
Yes — secondary points anywhere you want, properly cabled back to the NBN box or a switch. Common job after NBN go-live.