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Re:Why are there no startups in the real estate construction... by dgacmu on Friday July 07, 2023 @10:31AM (#36632306)
I'd be curious to see examples of very tastefully concealed / unobtrusive / or well integrated access panels.

(Asking for myself, because I agree with both of you - I hate having to open my lathe and plaster walls, but I also don't relish the idea of blatant access panels).

Maybe 8"x8" panels with electrical receptacles and data ports integrated so they're also functional...

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Re:Why are there no startups in the real estate construction... by rcme on Friday July 07, 2023 @10:36AM (#36632370)
You could leave lathe off of the tops and bottoms of your walls and cover those sections with baseboards and crown molding. Then you pop off the baseboards / crown molding to get access behind the wall.
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Re:Why are there no startups in the real estate construction... by photonerd on Friday July 07, 2023 @11:18AM (#36633034)
I’ve done a smaller version of this with painted electrical junction box covers.

Basically have a cable run behind there and one of these every so often (especially at junctions).

Usually for networking or audio/video but I’ve run power cables like that too.

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Re:Why are there no startups in the real estate construction... by mikeyouse on Friday July 07, 2023 @11:18AM (#36633035)
Some of the new Aria / Aria-like ones are pretty nice looking;

https://ariavent.com/products/flush-access-panel-luxe

Quick video showing it in 'action': https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nVo2pxSHCR0

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