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Security Cabling & Installation Calculator

Estimate cable runs, pathway difficulty, device mounting, lift rental, project management and testing labour.

Project inputs

Change the assumptions to explore an early planning scenario.

Planning result

Enter your assumptions

  • Cable and pathway
  • Mounting and commissioning
  • Access equipment
  • Estimated installation budget

How to use this result

Use this to identify whether a low equipment quote is missing the physical work needed to install and test the system.

Pathway multiplier

Finished or difficult routes raise the allowance per run and per foot.

Handover

The project-management allowance represents coordination, testing, labelling and basic documentation.

Important: Cable type, firestopping, electrical separation, pathways and work-at-height methods must meet local requirements and be performed by qualified personnel.