Pole Barn advice

[Pixguy]

Which two?

Any two (for phone that is)..... pick a color!

I personally never go with the orange ones, reminds me of those orange machines. hehe :thumbsup:

 

[Putter]

I think he meant which two are being used for internet in a standard cat 5 plug.

 

[grsthegreat]

Which two?

i mis-typed in the previous post..i ment to say only 2 pair are used.

heres a link . i forgot about the crossover link.

How Gigabit Ethernet Works | Hardware Secrets


i have seen people rewire a cat 5 line to run both phone and internet at the same time. it is looked down upon by the nerdy techs, but all i can say...it does work. im sure to purest it may introduce some interferance in the lines, but i surely dont see it when i saw it working.

 

[wedge40]

I think he meant which two are being used for internet in a standard cat 5 plug.

Ya that was it. Thanks.. I know I could have googled it. But Cat 5 cable is cheap so you can run to sets of cable and still have a ton of room.

Wedge

 

[MacLawn]

No matter what, put in enough conduit! I made the mistake of no conduit - man, me old bones paid for that one!!

 

[xrsrfn]

Definitely need Ethernet in the building
2 pair four wires are used for 100 megabit or gigabit connections. There is TX+ TX- RX + RX - that stands for transmit +/- and recieve +/- If your run is very long and you have trouble with lightning at your home I would use wireless from home to outbuildings. There are wireless bridges that are good up to 4 miles for about 150 bucks and are plug and play. EZ-Bridge is one brand I use at work and are pretty much bullet proof. The only drawback is the antennas have to be line of sight to each other. Do put spare pipes in ground as they will get used and you will be glad you put them in.

 

[AJE]

We have a wireless router in the house.... our neighbor two doors down can connect to it, so I don't think that would be a problem. I'll throw a couple cables in there anyway, but it's close enough to the house that the wireless signal wouldn't be a problem.

 

[AJE]

Just an update...

Last week:

Today, 10am:

1pm

5pm

 

[Gizmo2]

Very nice.
So what is your take on the Perma Columns?
Looks like a 2x10 splash board, nice.

 

[grsthegreat]

how deep are those post bases in the ground? they look like there just resting against the form board and sitting on the ground? I cant really tell by the pictures.

ive never seen this system installed before. it looks like theres no concrete behind the unit when the forms are removed.

 

[Gizmo2]

how deep are those post bases in the ground? they look like there just resting against the form board and sitting on the ground? I cant really tell by the pictures.

ive never seen this system installed before. it looks like theres no concrete behind the unit when the forms are removed.

I think he is using the Perma Column. Perma-Column | What are Perma-Columns

 

[grsthegreat]

I think he is using the Perma Column. Perma-Column | What are Perma-Columns

ahh, ive never heard or seen them before...very interesting.

 

[Gizmo2]

ahh, ive never heard or seen them before...very interesting.

I hadn't either but the company building my barn/shed/garage is going to be using the Perma Column also and I wanted AJE's thoughts on them. I start building in June sometime. I do know the Perma Columns add considerable cost to a project.

 

[AJE]

I think they are worth it. They are 5' long and rest on a concrete base in an 18" hole filled with packed gravel. Very sturdy.

 

[Gizmo2]

I think they are worth it. They are 5' long and rest on a concrete base in an 18" hole filled with packed gravel. Very sturdy.

Thanks. They will probably last for.......let's say, forever.
BTW, keep the pictures coming.

 

[powergod1]

Thanks. They will probably last for.......let's say, forever.
BTW, keep the pictures coming.

sounds like a cool product have used similar things before they do work well

 

[trailbuilder]

What about an outdoor boiler for heat? If so you can bury that insulated line too!

 

[AJE]

What about an outdoor boiler for heat? If so you can bury that insulated line too!

I don't think I said here but there is a natural gas line ran out there already (I was unaware of it and they hit it while digging the post holes).



The metal is due tomorrow!

update today:

 

[mjncad]

I don't think I said here but there is a natural gas line ran out there already (I was unaware of it and they hit it while digging the post holes).

Oops...did they do a locate before digging? Good thing nothing nasty happened.

 

[AJE]

Oops...did they do a locate before digging? Good thing nothing nasty happened.

I was told the line was well short of the barn location and I also had a locate done on previous jobs that showed nothing out there. So, they did not.