new home office help/ideas

[Pugsport]

i was not sure where i should post this so if its in the wrong place im sorry in advance

well so far this winter i have spent some time redoing the house, decorating etc and i have now managed to get a free room at the front of the house downstairs that id like to setup as a home office but also use it for some pc gaming after the work is done.

the room is 2.8 meters long by 2.2 meters and as im going to be gutting the room and running network cables into there i was looking for ideas as to thing to add or at least to plan for at a later date as i dont want to be tearing the room apart again for the next few years at least. being a fairly small room which needs to have room to seat two people at least and house two computers.

so far im planning to add cabling for - 2 cables for 2 computers (cat 6a or 7 lines each for 10 gigabit Ethernet) - 2 cables for 2 Network printers (standard gigabit) - 1 cable for HDMI extension - 1 cable for USB extension (from the CCTV system so it can be located in the server cabinet in garage with rest of network stuff) - 1 cable for HDMI extension of CCTV.

so far the electrical products i am putting in the room are: -
1: - of course the pcs, my old sandybridge 2500k as a second pc and finally build a new one as a main pc/gaming -
2: - Brother A3 MFC-5895CW multi function Inkjet printer
3: - Brother A4 HL-L5100DN Mono Laser printer
4: - Sony Bravia KDL32WD754BU 32" smart tv for watching tv and viewing CCTV

i would add some sketchup screen shots of the space and layout ideas i have but ive not looked into anywhere you can host images since photobucket went paid only. if someone can point me on the right direction ill get some screen shots uploaded

at the moment i could use some help with audio for both pcs, there will be times when there is only one person in the room so being able to listen to music or plat games with out using headphones would be nice, i had been thinking about using a home amp and speaker setup (easier to hide the cabling with this option i guess) but not sure if id be better off with one made for a pc. im not looking to run a sub just want two speakers for back ground music when there is nothing on tv.

 

[hmmblah]

https://imgur.com/ is great for image hosting.

My advice when doing the room is if you need 4 network jacks to start, run a few extra as well. I like to double things up. You can never have enough and if one gets damaged you have some extras to fall back on.

 

[RobM]

Maybe plan for 3d printing in future?

 

[Pugsport]

thanks for the advice guys

i have two layouts in mind

layout one

Layout two

Distance between office and server cabinet

the desks i will be making myself so i can make the most of the space i have, still not sure if i should go back to using a pc case or if i should build the computers into the desk area again

 

[AlienALX]

Click on the pic and insert them as BB code (forums) fella. Then they display like PB pics

 

[scubasteve]

my 2 cents is also take into account what the view outside the window is when you look out to see what way to put the desk when you facing the monitors i take it the exterior door is the front door ?? can see whos coming up, also i always do like sitting next to the radiator can put my cuppa T on top keep it warm for longer and no danger of my fat clumsy hands to spill anything on desk lol

 

[Pugsport]

my 2 cents is also take into account what the view outside the window is when you look out to see what way to put the desk when you facing the monitors i take it the exterior door is the front door ?? can see whos coming up, also i always do like sitting next to the radiator can put my cuppa T on top keep it warm for longer and no danger of my fat clumsy hands to spill anything on desk lol

yes the office will be at the front of the house down stairs, walking out of what will be the office into the hallway leaves you with the front door on your right hand side about a meter away (you can see the front door on the last image i have just uploaded). there will be a domed cctv camera in the front porch looking down the drive way as well as a bullet camera looking over the whole driveway, these will be able to be displayed on the tv in the office so checking will be easy. ahh yes that is a very good plan for the cuppa.

well be planning my wiring so i can keep it all inside the walls out of sight

also thanks to who ever changed the links for the other images

 

[Pugsport]

ok for anyone interested made a start on the office today and got most of the cabling done although im two runs short for finishing off so wont be able to close the chasing up until next week sometime also two 2 gang back boxes short to.

printer area needs the two back double back boxes and socket wiring done to finish that off

main wall where the desk will be, needs two more cat cables putting in there for the pc

also lighting needs wiring up, three main down lights in the ceiling and the led strips that will be behind the two monitors and the tv need wiring in, then insulate the ceiling and double board it before plastering the room out. i just really hope ive not forgot to wire anything up as once its plastered it will be to late

 

[scubasteve]

coming along nicely , since you started have you thought of cutting some channels for a couple speaker cables on the wall as well, mount some nice downward facing ones keep the desk area even tidier

 

[Pugsport]

coming along nicely , since you started have you thought of cutting some channels for a couple speaker cables on the wall as well, mount some nice downward facing ones keep the desk area even tidier

thanks mate, i had thought about it but it went no further than that, when i looked for some nice bookshelf speakers all i could find was some wharfedale ones but they were rather big for the space i had.

i was also not sure if i should go down the home audio speaker and amp route or go with a set of speakers made for a pc. the other option is ceiling mounted speakers

 

[scubasteve]

ya well i gather you dont want nothing that shakes the room cos of its size and since also got a second seating area i expect you would want something crisp and clear i was thinking about something like this

https://imgur.com/a/wh4w8
focal dome 2.0
as for amps these some tiny ones you can have fitted under the desk eg:
dayton audio DTA-120 - https://imgur.com/a/Ut70o

Or DTA-1 Class T Digital AC/DC amp - https://imgur.com/a/5mHtX
obviously these are just examples i found doing a quick oogoole around im sure you can find some better ones if you decide to do this kinda thing

or you could as just say F it and get 2 small pc 2.0 speakers on desk lol

edit : or you can just make some out some pvc pipes
https://imgur.com/a/VpYWv

 

[Pugsport]

ya well i gather you dont want nothing that shakes the room cos of its size and since also got a second seating area i expect you would want something crisp and clear i was thinking about something like this

https://imgur.com/a/wh4w8
focal dome 2.0
as for amps these some tiny ones you can have fitted under the desk eg:
dayton audio DTA-120 - https://imgur.com/a/Ut70o

Or DTA-1 Class T Digital AC/DC amp - https://imgur.com/a/5mHtX
obviously these are just examples i found doing a quick oogoole around im sure you can find some better ones if you decide to do this kinda thing

or you could as just say F it and get 2 small pc 2.0 speakers on desk lol

edit : or you can just make some out some pvc pipes
https://imgur.com/a/VpYWv

thanks, ill look into it when i get five mins to sit down