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Breath of fresh air mate. Always recommend going cabled if you have the chance, with wireless as the next option down. You can often spends days trying to figure out signal strength and if you're in a busy area you might be fighting with over 20 other networks (done some WestEnd set ups and believe me it's true). Personally I'm not keen on wireless at all but I understand the practicalities (or not) of running cable in some situations. I do run my iTunes and other stuff to my hifi wirelessly though.
Cable runs are normally done with solid wires rather than stranded which are for patch boards. Don't think it really matters but you might find solid easier to push through and cheaper by the reel. Don't go to the high street though. Try someone like CableMonkey of Google.
Conduit a good idea, oversized too. Perhaps even leave a length of string in there in case you later want to pull another cable through.
Terminations can be a bit of a fiddle but there's plenty of on-line tutorials. You'll prob screw the first few up but with a bit of practice it's ok.
Label both ends! What's obvious to you now won't be next year.
"Domestic" switches usually have their RJ45's on the rear, "Office/Pro" switches have them on the front as they are usually mounted in a rack with a patch panel. 8 port is prob ok for a small domestic set up but it's surprising how quickly your needs can ramp up - printer, AV, internet phones, etc. Switches are relatively cheap these days but think about a bit of headroom.
Router: will probably have 4 x RJ45s on it anyway. Maybe that'll be enough. Will likely also have wireless too, subject to comments above. Can be handy for visitors.
UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply. Can't tell you how many power outs I've had. I have my phone, router and laptop running off a UPS that I completely forget about until it kicks in.