AV cables in solid wall - what the regs say?

[Deuce]

Hi all,

Just being cheeky and asking for some advice really..

In my new house, we have solid walls throughout - great, but not so great for my home cinema kit. My issue is that whilst I would can chase the AV cables to wherever they need to be, I would prefer to do it in such a way that leaves the system open for future expansion. In the previous house we had stud walls and I was able to route flexible trunking between wall ports and pull through/swap whatever I needed.

In an ideal world, I would do something similar by cutting into the block, embedding some solid wall PVC trunking/pipe, and plastering back over. I can keep all my cuts continuous in either the horizontal or vertical, but my concern is what depth I'm allowed to cut into the block wall. Ideally I would need to go in to the block in 50x50mm channels to allow the space to run multiple feeds including moulded connectors... I'm not as regs savvy as you lot so thought I'd just ask the experts

NB for the mains power I'm chasing along separate routes to run the mains independently from speaker flex/hdmi etc.

 

[Squid]

How serious are you about you AV stuff as it might be cheaper to sell the house and build your own?

 

[Deuce]

How serious are you about you AV stuff as it might be cheaper to sell the house and build your own?

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Wow that's some setup - I don't even know what the things in a circle on the floor are!?

Mrs Deuce would not accept anything like that. She's a hard, angry woman

In the next house I'm totally having a dedicated cinema room though

 

[suffolkspark]

how about going straight up central from behind the tv..... then under the floor boards and 1 straight run down in a corner? just put spare hdmi cables in... presuming the wall is this shape>? ---|__|---

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[Squid]

Wow that's some setup - I don't even know what the things in a circle on the floor are!?

Mrs Deuce would not accept anything like that. She's a hard, angry woman

In the next house I'm totally having a dedicated cinema room though

That set-up cost $6M

Mate has a cinema room, 5M screen sofa's etc etc full cinema surround sound etc etc I think he has 225 speakers around the house, the sound is amazing in the cinema room though.

 

[Deuce]

That set-up cost $6M

Mate has a cinema room, 5M screen sofa's etc etc full cinema surround sound etc etc I think he has 225 speakers around the house, the sound is amazing in the cinema room though.

225 speakers

I'm not quite at that level! I just have a 5.1 setup (although very high quality), but want to leave scope to add another two speakers to have a 7.1 setup.

My AV receiver does also have the capability to control speakers in other rooms too, which I'll probably allow for during this install. Not that I can afford speakers for any other room just yet, the new main stereo speakers in the lounge are going to be around £2k second hand..

Makes a hell of a difference when you're watching movies though. surround sound is certainly not just a gimmick

 

[Squid]

225 speakers

I'm not quite at that level! I just have a 5.1 setup (although very high quality), but want to leave scope to add another two speakers to have a 7.1 setup.

My AV receiver does also have the capability to control speakers in other rooms too, which I'll probably allow for during this install. Not that I can afford speakers for any other room just yet, the new main stereo speakers in the lounge are going to be around £2k second hand..

Makes a hell of a difference when you're watching movies though. surround sound is certainly not just a gimmick

I just go to the cinema...........

Also building up a Sonos system at home bit by bit.

 

[Squid]

Have a read,

$6 Million Home Theater Makes Me Weep - https://geekologie.com/2008/02/6-million-home-theater-makes-m.php

 

[Deuce]

Have a read,

$6 Million Home Theater Makes Me Weep - https://geekologie.com/2008/02/6-million-home-theater-makes-m.php

I already found and read that

I would love to know just how good it can sound. I have heard some fairly amazing systems, to the point that I have had to reconsider what I thought was possible from a speaker. But nothing quite like that setup.

 

[littlespark]

If I had a home cinema that cost that much, I’d be charging the same as Odeon or Vue do.

 

[Squid]

I already found and read that

I would love to know just how good it can sound. I have heard some fairly amazing systems, to the point that I have had to reconsider what I thought was possible from a speaker. But nothing quite like that setup.

I suffer from Tinnitus so high end stuff is wasted on me, I am happy with my Roksan Kandy Amp and Dyneaudio speakers being fed via a Sonos Connect linked to Spotify for music, I will be ditching the Onkyo AV amp as will go full Sonos in the end but can link the speakers to the Sonos Connect and have a full on party ;o)))))

Worked at Abbey Road years back, Studio 1 was truly amazing.

 

[Squid]

If I had a home cinema that cost that much, I’d be charging the same as Odeon or Vue do.

You wouldn't be on here spending/wasting your valuable time with peasants ;o))))))

 

[Squid]

Kopex into and up the cavity.

Have you been up the OXO Tower?

 

[telectrix]

Have you been up the OXO Tower?

no,but i've acted with the bisto kids.

 

[Squid]

no,but i've acted with the bisto kids.

Quoted just in case the Police are interested........

 

[Gary K]

What is the floor covering? Could you put the channels in the floor?