How To Run Coaxial From Attic Throug Wall

If drilling up through the ceiling expect to pass through a thin coat of plaster and 5 8 of sheet rock and 1 2 inch 1 3 cm of strapping to which the sheet rock is secured.

How to run coaxial from attic throug wall. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. For more in depth informatino about running fis. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. Then to the opposite action have one person feed the cables down through the hole to the destination while another person pulls the cable out from the wall.

Cut a hole for each box with a drywall saw or a saw appropriate for the wall material then feed the wires down from the attic or up from the basement toward each hole using a fish tape or a fish stick. To run cables vertically go into the attic or basement and drill holes in the wall plates above or below the locations of connection boxes. John from the cablesupply team shows how to pull cable through an existing wall while drilling through a stud with the greenlee d versibit system if you ap. And while loosely guiding the bit with one hand apply even pressure with the other holding the drill while running it.

If you can run cable through a basement garage or attic you ll avoid tearing into walls or ceilings. Here s where you can get piano wire. I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls. Finding the best route from the existing cable to the destination.

Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. Learn how with this video. The worst cable runs occur when walls do not line up from floor to floor or you have to sidestep heavy beams and posts. Here are some of the tips reported by homeowners landlords property managers and anyone who happens to be running coax cable through a residence to provide telecommunications hookups.