Attaching 2 buildings

[bill7746]

I need some expertise on this. I have a customer that just built a need office section that is about 100' from main building, they put a 2" PVC conduit in the ground. The phone and data equip is onother 100' away in the main building. Plenum cable is being used for new building. What can I use to get the voice and data to the new building?Any help would be appreciated.
Bill

 

[fs483]

Fiber

 

[mforrence]

Duct-rated fiber for data - I would probably run 6-strand, unless other applications like CCTV or a future additional building are in the works, duct-rated copper feeder cable for voice. Most newer phone system and use one pair per station - you should always install spares. A contractor would be your best bet to bring this together - to save money, you could install and have them terminate. Good luck.
Mike

 

[skip555]

be sure to bond and ground the copper cable and use primary and secondary protection . Use direct bury cable as the conduit will fill with water over time

 

[oldtimerbob]

Let's see. It looks like the total distance you are looking at is only around 200 feet.
Category 5e cable should work, and I would use it for both the data and the voice(blue for data and white for voice,running the cables
1. data to you patch panel in the main building and 2.voice to your voice panel(or pbx switch or voice blocks location) where the rest of you voice station cables go.

I would make it redundant however, with a couple extra of each type of cabling for any future adds,etc.

Good luck

 

[skip555]

anytime you leave a building eternet should always go to fiber .

its not just the distance you have to look tword lightning /voltage issues .

running cat5e bldg to bldg is poor practice

 

[phuzzy42]

I prefer fiber for data, but it can depend on how many drops you're adding and what the front office is willing to pay. A small building with 2 or 3 offices might not justify (to the money people, anyway) the cost of fiber. Anything bigger than that and I'd insist on fiber.

You need protectors, CAT5 as well as voice, and the cables must be direct-bury rated. I've never seen an underground conduit that didn't eventually fill with water.

Steve Harmon
Greenfield, Indiana

 

[skip555]

fiber isnt that expensive , a couple of media convertors and a a couple hundred feet of fiber .

dont offer the front office the option for db



its always cheaper in the long run to do it right