How To Run Speaker Wire With Hardwood Floors

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How to run speaker wire with hardwood floors.

Tips warnings and other things to consider. If running the wire along the edge of the floor isn t feasible create a channel in the wall behind the moulding in which you can run the wire through. Stop when you get to the first surround speaker. Run wire through hole.

Strip the wires and attach them to the wall jack or run them to the device. This option is particularly easy to utilize if you have a suspended ceiling or have not installed a drywall ceiling yet. Drill destination hole in floor. Feed the wire through the back of the outlet box insert the box in the wall and mount it in place.

Place a tie on the wall where you want speaker wire to be held before stapling the tie across the middle. Because it is not attached to the subfloor you can run speaker wires or telephone cables under a laminate floor by cutting a notch in the subfloor with a circular saw. After you have run the wire through the molding channel or the drywall that you created install metal nail plates around the wires and then reinstall the moldings onto the wall. Now place the wire right above the staple and then fasten the tie.

If it is not feasible you can create a channel in the wall where you can run the wire through. Cut a 1 inch square at the ceiling at the location for the first surround speaker. Speaker wire can be easily run through ceiling joists or it can be suspended in a cable tray which can be purchased from a hardware store. But rather than using the staple gun to pin wires directly you ll staple the twist zip ties.

The resultant floor floats over the subfloor and is held in place by the baseboards. Route both pairs of speaker wire around the room securing it to the top of the furring strips. Use a fish tape to get two pairs of speaker wire run from the low voltage box up the wall and out the 1 inch access hole. Run the speaker wires above your ceiling.

Since you re not stapling the actual speaker wire there s no risk of damage. If the floor is new however it may expand and damage your wiring.