OoTLink said:... and then take no considerations for what I think works best either...
I'll TAKE your considerations when I am READY for them. Thats all part of the initial walkthrough. Thats when I take the bull by the horns and get that information out of the customer. Though some bits of information can be grabbed here and there during the install. It's best when the customer hangs around for the whole thing. Namely, where exactly they want the recievers placed near their television.
Its mostly a confidence thing. Confidence in your own competance to do basic things right. I know customers don't want RG6 cable acting as wind chimes against their aluminum siding. Though there was this one guy...