Hi,
I have done it both ways so I will give you my experience. I had my builder wire my new home for Cat-5e and RG6 with boxes in just about every location I might want to plug in a PC or other A/V unit. He charged me $550. ($275 for each), with the understanding that I will be putting on the jacks & plates myself. They did a nice job, exactly how I wanted it. In my previous home I did all of the runs myself, both Cat-5 and RG6. It was not a fun job. I tried not to cut drywall except for the boxes which made it tricky. First floor runs were made up into the wall cavities from the basement. Second floor runs were made from the basement, up through conduit in the garage, into the attic, and then drops into the wall cavities from there.
It came out great, but it was a real pain in the butt. $10k seems WAY overpriced. Maybe you should get a couple quotes from local electricians to do the job for you after the house is finished. This way you don't have to do it yourself, and I imagine you can get a better price. HTH,
~Piz |
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