How To Run A Wire Through An Exterior Wall. What do you do when you run cable through a hole in the attic and the cable stops on the horizontal stud. Running wires through existing walls for security cameras through ceiling through walls through firewall through attic under carpet in attic for recessed lights through exterior walls.
Insulation in the wall will wrap itself around drill bits and makes it hard to fish a line through.
As far as i know here are your options: Passing through holes closer than 11⁄4 in. Sometimes it's easier to route wiring through a closet or pantry. Does code require a box to be the exit point for the wires on the exterior wall?