How To Run Cable Wire Along Wall. Running electrical cable inside finished walls starts with marking the framing and planning the best cable route. Watch our helpful videos to learn how.
I ran a cat6 cable along the lower part of the wall downstairs until i got to another room where the ceiling's not done(storage only in that room), from when i moved into a 19th century farmhouse and absolutely had to get wired ethernet to the second floor (before any renovations began) and had to.
Previously i have been using these little nail things with a bracket on them to hold the cables down, but they tend to fall out, so that is not a useful option. Follow steps 1 through 4 above to turn off the power, mark the wall studs. There are several methods for running cable through finished walls, and the approach you take will depend on the circumstances and how extensive cut out the box openings along the outline, using a drywall saw or jigsaw. I have attempted to run some ethernet cable from my basement to my 1st and second floors, but i am having zero luck getting to lvl2 due to what i can anyone help explain in detail, preferably with links to lowe's or amazon products i may require, for how to properly drill through the exterior into the.