How To Run Speaker Wire Through Attic

Running wires from the attic to the basement.

How to run speaker wire through attic.

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. 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. Running a v cables through the walls is similar to running electrical cables but there are a few key differences. Most wires especially coaxial cable shouldn t be bent at extreme angles.

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. Thanks to an. 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. 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.

How to snake wires through insulation. 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. 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. After pulling the wire through cut off the bent portion of the wire and throw it away.

Run the wire or cable to its destination. 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. To do this take a 1 32 drill bit and drill a small hole straight up attic or down basement from your speaker and receiver ring location and as close to the wall as possible. 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.