PeterW

@reddal because the PoE switch will unlikely have a set of routing tables you will have to use the modem as a DHCP server so all traffic has the potential to go via that first switch. If you had the two switches off the two gig ports on the router then it would work fine. It would still be a shared DHCP and gateway.

Correct - DDRWT has been used for a long time in the Linux community to support layering in the likes of the older D-Link routers by flashing the firmware but it wouldn't be useable in this instance. You would have two physically segregated LAN segments as they would be on different physical infrastructure however at a logical level they would share DHCP, gateway and firewalls at the internet router unless there is something buried in the Genexys setup that allows you to stop traffic spanning across the router. What is neat is that it has USB port where you can put a USB storage drive - neat addition for a SoHo based unit.

@recoveringacademic do you fill as you go with that system then or is there a point at which you get a man and a pump and fill the lot ..??

So unless there is some complex firewall / layering going off on that router, both of your LANs will be bridged and use the same DHCP range etc as the 4 ports on the router are connected. With most broadband suppliers the first two components in that stack are combined as a modem/router. Also look at VOIP PoE phones as they are so much easier to reposition and you don't need the horrid base stations with 12v wall warts everywhere ..!

Looking great Ian ..!

I always use Johnstones these days as you get consistent results and the quality is very good for the price. I also saw their white on offer in a local Tesco of all places ..!

So the Chinglese manual states 12v and PoE, but then says you can't use both together so suggests that is either 12v or PoE (48v). In terms of distance, CatX is ok to about 100m on PoE but you may find it struggles with more than 2 or three cameras. You could always go to a PoE remote switch at the stables and then run one or two cables back to the house as a redundant pair of data transfer cables to keep the power runs low.

I agree but there are a few bits in there that will cause issues ... If you want a reasonable PoE gigabit switch then the Netgear ProSafe GS724TP is not too bad. Has SPF ports too so if the network provider router can support it you can go fibre to the switch. I think @Alphonsox hit the nail on the head though - this is about having the ability to upgrade if needed. Having ducts available to run your CatX or Fibre to the device in the future is probably more important than having the right cable their now "just in case"...

On fibre... unless in the next 10 years we see a significant move to our transmission network, the possibility of fibre connected TVs is minuscule. Save your money ..! on PoE... Reolink cameras operate on 48v 15w as standard - any PoE switch will do. On cctv... you are easier creating a subnet but bear in mind everything will come together at your internet gateway so you're better off spending some time setting up the QoS rather than the subnet security if you are wanting internet access to the cameras. On eBay Cat6.... just check its solid core copper not CCA or stranded. I looked at some and it turned out to be stranded which is useless for structured cabling.

So it depends on what you are planning on doing in the house ..?? Gigabit switches are pointless in a domestic environment as you cannot get that speed on most domestic devices and even in 5 years time it will be unlikely. Most home PCs, netbox, XBox or other gaming will work at 100mps and you won't get any discernible benefit at Gbs speeds. IP cameras are not speed hungry either - Solarwinds tells me my IP cam at 50fps 1080p is using between 2.3 and 4mps depending on whether it's day or night. I would go for a 24 port ex Industry PoE switch with a pair of gigabit ports on it to connect to the supplier router. Then everything else in Cat6, dual wires to each location. If you go over 24 ports then add a non PoE switch to the stack and use the second gigabit port to link it. Bear in mind that even though you have gigabit download speeds, a lot of the internet traffic will be limited by the network - it's a Ferrari in rush hour London ..! Edited to say crossed with others saying similar !

Just a tip - find a beer can that doesn't have the plastic widget in it as it doesn't taste nice when it's been melted ....

No I just wondered with the MVHR pipes going the way they were and how they had finished the ceilings ..!

Are you having blown in cellulose insulation ..?

Any particular brand or are we on Aldi Best Buy ones ..?

Mines a nice IPA - or if you're that way a pint of Uffa Gold if they are still brewing in Ufford ... @Nickfromwales only drinks cheap lager so he can drive .... In all seriousness it's about what you will use it for - if it's to cover a car just so you don't need to de-ice it then an open fronted garage will work fine. Will also look better too than a row of doors ..! Plenty of good sawmills in that neck of the woods too - waney edge chestnut boards or something similar stained black will blend right in. For the storage bit you may find just a floating slab is needed and build it up with blockwork and clad the outside, or even a quick TF and make it "touch" the garages but not be attached so everything can move. Quick sketch may be useful to get your ideas across ...

Just a though - if you are going cart lodge style then you will have the weight taken by the posts not the walls. You could probably get away with big pads (i.e. 600x600x750) under each post and then a lightweight trench between. If there are openings rather than garage doors have you considered using a block pave or even bound hoggin surface as that won't need a structural concrete base in the garage. It would reduce your concrete substantially.

I take it you mean March 2016 to now as otherwise you're a candidate for worlds fastest build ..... did you do them side by side or was one the "learning" house ..?

Great if everything turns up .... customer service and after sales used to be shocking ...

Interesting I had to advise a good friend today the only reason that JC could go on his walkabout without an entourage is that he is "not" the PM.... Chatting to an insurance broker on the train this afternoon and he said the industry is watching with interest on this as he said there will be a lot of liability checking as to who "should" have confirmed the specification and contract. He was saying there are currently to his knowledge 4 layers of contractor and subcontractor involved in the mix, and potentially 3 contracting parties - sadly it sounds like the only ones who will win there are the lawyers ....

Unlike my JCB driver who managed to "find" the cables to the gate sensors last week when he was doing the trenches - and lock himself in !!!!

They also have a pressurised gas and a pressurised water system - water would potentially limit a fire however some refrigerants are flammable. R410a will burn under pressure however the amount of pressure in the systems means it would flash over pretty quickly. What is missing from this is one very important device that causes more than the top 5 in that list - portable device chargers..!!! They account for a significant number of fires, and even more so at night as people charge devices overnight. Advice is use it and then switch it off or unplug it !

So the LDPE is a worry - it becomes self sustaining and is a complete nightmare to extinguish as we had real issues with silos of poly granules burning even when the silos had been flooded with CO2. In the end we had Halon flood systems fitted and also nitrogen purge running when they were being filled as the static was horrendous. Does make you wonder what testing some of these panels go through !

Fiiiigght ...!! Flat double socket Y into the tee on the stack, long radius bend into the Y for the closer bog .... Your turn next ....

Ah - hence my comment ..! Flat tees and bends all the way for me ..! so get your wax crayons out and start drawing then ..!!

You mean like the Whirlpool/Hotpoint/Indesit dryer issue..?? [personal opinion] As a nation, the British are hopeless at complaining and demanding our rights - I've sat and argued with a large retailer about Sale of Goods etc with a copy in my hand and they have blanked me and said it's up to the manufacturer and even to the point of threatening to call the police if I dumped said item in their store and refused to leave..! But I like one or two others am in the minority - look at the numbers involved in the tumble dryer issue and yet with something like 5-600k units to upgrade and it taking 18 months, Trading Standards say it's acceptable for the manufacturer to behave like that ...! The issue with any regulation or law in this area is the teeth that the enforcement agency has - it will be interesting to see how this turns out as I think @Ferdinand said, the management of this block was potentially in the hands of directors who are also tenants so it could end up with a share of liability. There is part of me that wonders if sometimes the use of tenants on management committees is to both "show" inclusion but also to "apportion" liability in the event things go wrong. A sad indictment of the times we live in where we find a need to quickly apportion blame yet when the true cause or fault is found we are very slow to put in place the findings from any investigation.