Structured Cabling in Handessa

In most cases, yes. Surface trunking along skirting level or just below the ceiling, existing ceiling voids and neat vertical drops let us reach each desk without cutting into old plaster or masonry. The trunking is chosen to match the room as closely as possible. Chasing is only done where the owner specifically wants cables fully hidden and the wall can take it.

Yes. First each cable is traced to see which runs are in use and what is left over, then remove the dead runs. The working ones are re-terminated into a small patch panel or wall box, tested, and labelled at both ends. You end up with a short record of what each point serves, which makes future changes far quicker for anyone who works on the system.

Cat5e is the budget option and fine for basic needs; Cat6 is the sensible default for most modern offices; and Cat6a supports 10-gigabit speeds, worth it for server rooms and backbone runs but rarely necessary for individual desks. For most offices we run Cat6 to workstations and Cat6a only on the backbone.

We recommend two data points per desk — one for a computer and one spare for a phone, printer, or future need — rather than exactly one per person. Retrofitting a single missed point after the finishes are complete costs far more than including it upfront.

Cabling during construction, before walls close up, is significantly cheaper per point than retrofitting into a finished space, where cables must be routed around existing finishes. If you're planning a new fit-out, involve your cabling provider at the same stage as your electrician.

Yes. Every structured cabling installation includes termination, testing, and certification documentation. Untested cabling can look fine on day one and cause intermittent faults months later that are far more expensive to diagnose — so certification is standard, not an optional extra.

For a typical 20-person office in the Kandy area, professional structured cabling runs between LKR 150,000 and LKR 300,000 depending on cable type and layout complexity, including data points at each workstation, patch panels, a network cabinet, and testing certification. We provide a detailed quotation after a free site survey.