Fishing Wire Through Walls From Attic

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Fishing wire through walls from attic.

Fishing the wires through walls. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Pull the string from above to fish the wire through. Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole.

Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. When you find the hole in the wall plate remove the wire then uncoil the end of an electrician s fish tape and insert it through the drilled hole in the wall plate. While fishing wires never place your weight on the ceiling drywall only.

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. Learn how with this video. Thread the fish tape. As you move through the attic notice the triangular trusses supporting the roof.

Here s where you can get piano wire. If you must fish wires through exterior walls the best tip is to avoid spinning the flex bit until you make solid contact with the wood you plan to drill through. 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. Have someone at the other end reach through the hole in the drywall grab the fish tape and pull it through with about a foot sticking out of the hole.

For more in depth informatino about running fis. If you want to bring the wire up to the attic tie something to a string and lower it through the hole from above. This is usually a 2 person task. Run the wire or cable to its destination.

Once the string reaches the bottom go down to the lower opening and tie the cable and string together. This and subsequent steps will be easiest if you have a. Now you should be ready to fish the wire. Most tract homes will have these framing members spaced apart at 16 24 inch intervals.

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.