Structured Cabling in Lewella

Often we can. Roof spaces above timber ceilings are useful routes, and cable can drop down inside wardrobes, alongside door frames or through existing electrical routes to reach each room. Where no concealed path exists, slim trunking painted to match the wall keeps the result neat. We inspect the ceiling and walls during the survey and discuss options before drilling anything.

For video calls, large file transfers and remote-desktop work, a cable gives consistent speed and far fewer dropouts than Wi-Fi, especially in a house with solid walls. One or two outlets in the office, plus a run to a ceiling access point for the rest of the house, is usually enough to make both the office and the family network noticeably more reliable.

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.