And use semi rigid.
Cost to run speaker wire through ceiling attic.
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.
I recently bought 200ft of 16 gauge speaker wire.
The hole in the ceiling is on the edge of the ceiling where it slopes down and i can t really get to it in the attic.
Fish cables through existing walls with fish tape or a fish stick.
Using a stud finder determine which way the joists run the ceiling.
Exact prices will depend on the extent of work needed to run wires through the walls studs or the floor ceiling joists.
If you want the wires concealed in the wall and the room has no attic or crawlspace access costs may go up considerably.
For wall mounted surrounds or in ceiling surrounds you ll likely want to wire the speaker up directly with no wall plate.
While running wire around a door frame detach the molding run the wire through the frame and after completing the task reattach the molding.
Terminate the cables in low voltage electrical boxes.
Hi i plan to run speaker wires for my ht through the attic.
Fishing wires through the ceiling.
Run your wiring from point to point using a fish tape when needed to get it up through the attic or crawlspace hole and on to the next location.
While running it through a basement drill two holes on the wall ceiling and drill two other holes on the mounting plate for running the wire through the wall and connecting to the speaker.
Cut the holes that the wire will pass through to enter and exit the 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.
Running audio video cables behind walls is similar to running electrical cables but a v cables should be at least a foot away from electrical cables to prevent interference.
If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only.
How much drywall you need to cut is based on how well you select the wire path.
My problem is that there is thick batting insullation and i can t see where the fish tape came out.
Just found through a friend of mine that the speaker wires need to be shielded if i plan to run them through attic and also i need a permit.
