If you are building new or renovating, run the cable pipes before the walls are in place. If the walls are already there its much trickier, but still doable with a long bendable drill and magnets, and you might end up with the switch on the attic as its easier to drop down.
I find going up from the basement to be easiest. Dirt rocks and spider webs beats heat, grime and ceiling creatures.
A lack of space above or below and solid brick walls are going to be seriously limiting. Possibly the only upside to New Zealand’s average house quality is that there is space everywhere and most things are hollow.
> you might end up with the switch on the attic
UniFi makes stuff I like and this situation sounds like a great use for their ‘Flex’ switch which is managed and POE powered.
I find going up from the basement to be easiest. Dirt rocks and spider webs beats heat, grime and ceiling creatures.
I think it depends on what creatures you have in your area.
In my location, I'll take ceiling creatures (bats, owls) over basement creatures (multiple poisonous arachnids, poisonous snakes, poisonous lizards, etc...)
