How To Run Coaxial From Attic Throug Wall

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.

How to run coaxial from attic throug 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. The worst cable runs occur when walls do not line up from floor to floor or you have to sidestep heavy beams and posts. And while loosely guiding the bit with one hand apply even pressure with the other holding the drill while running it. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart.

If you can run cable through a basement garage or attic you ll avoid tearing into walls or ceilings. Protect the wall with a thin piece of cardboard etc. 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. Finding the best route from the existing cable to the destination.

I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls. The most important decision of running cable comes first. 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. When you ve run all the wires up to the attic then bring each one to the hole that it has to feed down through.

Here s where you can get piano wire. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. Learn how with this video.