How To Run Speaker Wire Through Attic

Running a v cables through the walls is similar to running electrical cables but there are a few key differences.

How to run speaker wire through attic.

I ve already got a tv antenna up there with a wire coming up from living room but i have some questions about dropping the speaker wires into the kitchen wall. If the sites that you want to run wire to are on the outside of the house you should not need to drill a new hole. If your surround speaker is wall mountable then see our note below drill a hole in the wall so that you can duck the speaker cable in there and run it up the wall cavity. Attach the wire or cable to a fish tape or coat hanger using electrical tape and feed it into the hole until it reaches the opening at the other end.

After pulling the wire through cut off the bent portion of the wire and throw it away. There are several types of a v cables including coaxial bundled stranded wires for speakers and hdmi high definition multimedia interface cables consult with an a v specialist if you don t know what type you need. When you re installing a new electrical circuit or running speaker cables in your home you have to run the wires inside your finished walls. Most wires especially coaxial cable shouldn t be bent at extreme angles.

How to snake wires through insulation. Thanks to an. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper backing of the attic insulation. You will likely have to use a fish tape to pull the speaker cable up and through the bottom hole and out the surround speaker hole.

Running wires from the attic to the basement. The simplest way to run wire is either up through an attic or down through a basement or crawl space. Advice for running speaker wire through attic i m trying to run two speaker wires from my living room to my kitchen and i ve decided going through the attic is probably the best option. If you re working from the attic you can drop a weighted string down wall cavity then attach the wire to the string and pull it through.