Fishing Wire Through Walls From Attic

Once the string reaches the bottom go down to the lower opening and tie the cable and string together.

Fishing wire through walls from attic.

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. Run the wire or cable to its destination. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Learn how with this video.

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 and subsequent steps will be easiest if you have a. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. 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.

Keep the fish tape against the inner edge of the drywall and out of the insulation as you feed it toward the upper hole. 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. While fishing wires never place your weight on the ceiling drywall only. This is usually a 2 person task.

For more in depth informatino about running fis. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole. From the basement or attic push the wire fish tape through the hole you have drilled.

As you move through the attic notice the triangular trusses supporting the roof. 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. Here s where you can get piano wire. Now you should be ready to fish the wire.

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. Fishing the wires through walls. Most tract homes will have these framing members spaced apart at 16 24 inch intervals. I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls.

Thread the fish tape.