How To Snake Wires Without Cutting Up Walls And Floor

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How to snake wires without cutting up walls and floor.

Draw a 2 by 4 inch box on. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. Measure over the same distance at the wall where the wire will travel up to the ceiling and mark the ceiling. Always turn off the breakers in your electrical box before you begin to reduce the chance of an electrical shock should you accidently cut or drill into existing wiring.

Running wires through interior. If you have access to your basement crawl space and attic you should be able to run wires without having to cut patch any drywall. You don t want to find out the hard way that you should have fished your wire one stud cavity to the left or right. On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement.

A decent stud finder is a must have for every wire fishing job but don t throw it back in your pouch after you ve located the studs. Anyone can snake wire in a wall between floors says bob vila. Make sure you use ul rated in wall wiring that meets local building and fire codes including cm cmr or cmp for computer networking and cl2 or cl3 for speakers. Use your stud finder to check the whole wall cavity for obstacles like blocking and abandoned headers.

How to run wire through the studs behind a wall. Cut out the box openings along the outline using a drywall saw or jigsaw. Drill two holes in opposite corners of the rectangle. If installing an electrical box trace the outline onto the drywall to get the exact dimensions.

Select proper wire or cable. Repeat at the top of the wall just below the previous mark. Otherwise just draw a rectangle. Return to the main floor and cut out a piece of drywall where the wire will exit.

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement. Electrical wiring in the home is usually located in ceilings and attics under floors and through interior walls. It is important to make sure you are not cutting into existing electrical wires plumbing pipes or other mechanicals so be careful as you start cutting to inspect what s inside the walls.