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I've had the same experience.  The hangers I linked to have a "band" that clips over top to keep cables from coming out.    Over produced marketing video, but you can see the strap (around 48 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgVS9OQBKQ

As an aside,  I'm using these "j-hooks":   http://www.discount-low-voltage.com/Cable-Management/J-Hooks/TG-CH-200 http://www.discount-low-voltage.com/Cable-Management/J-Hooks/CTS-CH-200BC     So far they are really nice to work with (and about the same price as standard metal ones).

Good points guys.  I hadn't really thought about it, but the power I'm concerned about is only for shade motors & keypads.  The keypad power is super low, and the runs pretty short -- in the 20/30 foot range.   The shades, at worst will be intermittent.   Most of my runs follow 14" metal...

So I'm in the midst of wiring during a renovation.  I don't know why this didn't occur to me before, but do I need to keep  low voltage cable (think power for shades, keypads, et al. )  and Ethernet (data/gigabit) separate by 12-18 inches?  I know this is true for armored cable (like BX) and...

This issue seems to come up for me all the time.  There are a number of ways  I've dealt with this, as suggested above:  DD-WRT, PF Sense, as well as comprehensive Threat Management solutions.       Fancy solutions like the Barracuda stuff or Sophos are great, but expensive.   You can get the...

Thanks for the tips guy, again.   I'm definitely not doing conduit everywhere.  If anything, at a few key locations I'm going to drop 10' lengths from the wall jack up to the nearest high-hat.  This way I can pop the light and make the transition from the ceiling to the wall if necessary.  I...

I'm curious what types, brands and size conduits you guys use for various situations.  I see conduit recomended all the time, but the type & typical sizes aren't mentioned.    1) riser  2) to keypads 3) behind the main AV setup     Do you do it to every drop, or just key ones?

@bucko  - That's a great diagram.    It actually makes me blush a little .... maybe i'm running too much wire:-)   I've spent some time with the NECA doc,  looked at the examples.    I did a first pass by hand on a 24x36 print -- to be kind, my effort needs a few revisions.  It did, however...

Fair enough points.  The poor schmoe who's going to have to decode this is me.   My contractor would do the LV, but I'm the the one who has to live with it  So I'm going to get my hands dirty.  The plan is really for for the sake of, well, planning  and future reference.    I'm also going to be...

Personally, I don't think anything can beat standard punch down panel.   I would take all the structured wiring to a shallow wall panel (4, 6 or 8" deep) and do a fixed termination there.  Then use patch cables to reach your rack as necessary.    In my residential application I used 3" PVC...

Thanks for the tips guys.  Much appreciated.     @drvnbysound -- you're right it's not part of my plans --yet.   The architect gave me a relatively clean sheet to do the LV plan on.  He's just going to take what I provide and insert as an additional sheet.   @RAL --  Thanks for the examples.  I...

Hi all, hope this is the right forum -- feels like a wiring closet question.   I’m about to embark on a whole home renovation.  I've spent some quality times with the 101, 102, and 103 type resources here -- so helpful.    One thing, however, that seems to be lacking is example low voltage...