Running Wire Through Walls Attic

Ideally your house included a future tube which is a pvc pipe running from the basement to the attic specifically for this purpose.

Running wire through walls attic. Protect the wall with a thin piece of cardboard etc. Cut the holes that the wire will pass through to enter and exit the attic. Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location. Protect the cable in 1 1 2 in.

Now that you have run wires from your outlet to the basement or the attic you may need to run the wire from the attic to the basement. Drilling is undoubtedly one of the best and easiest ways to run security camera wires through walls soffit vinyl siding etc. When adding or replacing wiring in finished walls most electricians will attempt to make the horizontal portion of the cable run in the unfinished attic or basement crawlspace areas looping the cable down or up through the wall cavity across the floor or ceiling joists then vertically through another stud cavity to the next wall box opening. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only.

Depending on what the wiring is for this may be go through the drywall to the ceiling for instance for new lighting or be farther down on a 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. Running wires from the attic to the basement. If you re working in a crawlspace you can use a flex bit drill to drill this hole from several feet away.

If you run a cat 5 6 ethernet cable of your security camera you can just drill a hole to run the ethernet cable from the camera to your home router or nvr. But with careful planning a few special tools and the right techniques running wires in the wall of your home may be easier than you might think. You may encounter nails so choose an auger drill bit which won t get damaged by metal. Or thinner walls by running it through 1 2 in.

Wiring new construction before the drywall goes in is a piece of cake compared to fishing them through existing walls and floors. Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box. And while loosely guiding the bit with one hand apply even pressure with the other holding the drill while running it. Return to the attic or basement and drill through the wall plate where you want to guide the wire through.

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