Recent content by inajam

Hi all, thank you for all your thoughts and comments - its does very much appear to depend on which installer turns up to do the work. Whist not the easiest and means going into the loft space I'll follow the existing copper cable route, as I know this is the tidiest and least obtrusive.

Totally agree, one I would avoid if a maintainable alternative is possible. The current BT copper cable enters the house, but this is into a crawl loft space which I helped run years back, as BT/Openreach would not run the cable and do not maintain that part if there is any issue - and I'm not...

Do you mean 12mm is too big a hole to drill through UPVC panel and/or sill - or 12mm seems too big a hole for the fibre cable? Item 4 of Openreach faq; "Just a heads up, we'll need to drill a hole through the wall to enable us to connect the two boxes. If you're renting the property please make...

Hi all, This is my first post, hope you can advise please, as my DIY skills are rudimentary at best! Openreach are installing full fibre for us next month, which is proving to be a logistical nightmare due to living in an old, single storey cottage with side conservatory (no walls below)...