tmbrown97
Senior Member
$75/run is actually quite common. I'm not saying I like it, but it's a common price. The crap you get for $80 is harder to work with - I pay closer to $125-$150/box for quality cable - the jacket is better and it's easier to work with.
On top of that, there's the jack, the patch panel or other termination - the mud ring, the wall plate... yeah it's probably $10-$15/parts per run - but labor - which has to account for the builder's profit, call-backs, and the costs of having a truck, the tools, test equipment, accusations that they broke your ______ and having to pay for it, etc... Pros also [hopefully] use better quality name-brand components which, when all used together, create a complete system which includes a manufacturer's warranty and should actually pass certification with the right testers...
Not defending the builders - just saying, it's not as crazy as it sounds when you think about it.
On top of that, there's the jack, the patch panel or other termination - the mud ring, the wall plate... yeah it's probably $10-$15/parts per run - but labor - which has to account for the builder's profit, call-backs, and the costs of having a truck, the tools, test equipment, accusations that they broke your ______ and having to pay for it, etc... Pros also [hopefully] use better quality name-brand components which, when all used together, create a complete system which includes a manufacturer's warranty and should actually pass certification with the right testers...
Not defending the builders - just saying, it's not as crazy as it sounds when you think about it.