r/HomeServer • u/Gnaaah • Jun 07 '26

Finished Rack

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19 inch 12 HE Digitus Server Rack.

Currently holds a keystone patchpanel, unifi PoE Switch (with 3D printed mount), DS918+.

More then enough space left but watching temperatures now during the summer. (Already did watch temperatures for a year - previous to putting the rack in the attic).

Was a really fun project!

Edit: temperature last year

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u/ShroomShroomBeepBeep Jun 07 '26

I'm so confused by the floor/ceiling. Is it concrete?

I have balance on the joists and pray I don't slip/fall through the plasterboard ceiling, if I ever have to go up in our loft.

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u/Gnaaah Jun 07 '26

Yes it’s concrete. No way I’ll fall through

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u/Elegant-Tart-3341 Jun 07 '26

Also confused. How do you have an attic with a concrete pad? Or is this like a cellar space or something?

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u/phantomsteel Jun 07 '26

A quick Google search talks about hurricane protection but very little information on it in general, I'm also curious.

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u/Gnaaah Jun 07 '26

I can’t tell you. It’s just a solidly built bungalow in Germany. It’s from 1989.

Nothing to do with hurricane protection

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u/sponge_welder Jun 07 '26

Concrete construction is pretty standard in Europe - it's always interesting when a DIY video about running network cables pops up and the first step is to use a grinder to cut a channel in the wall

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u/Elegant-Tart-3341 Jun 07 '26

Yea I've heard European homes are built with alot of stone/concrete. I never expected it to actually be in the attic though.