"Pete C." wrote in message
...
MLD wrote:

"Pete C." wrote in message
...
Malcolm Hoar wrote:

In article . com,
"AlexJDB" wrote:
Hi,

I just purchased a home theater speaker set and would like to wire
it
through my walls, even though they are all closed. Is there a cheap
way
to do this without destructing everything ?

Yes, but you'll need some specialized tools and it *really*
helps if you have some experience and know the tricks. It's
called "fishing" and you'll need a "fish tape" as a minimum
(available at Home Depot et al).


It's really not all the difficult in most cases unless you have very
unusual construction. I helped a friend install a whole house audio
setup in his new house and after we did a few pulls together one
evening
he was able to do several more the next evening without me. The
biggest
trick is in mapping and measuring properly to insure you are working
the
correct wall cavity.

Pete C.
If there is room to crawl around, one way is to go down from the attic
through the wall header, into the desired wall cavity and out where you
want
it. Usual clues as to wall location is the electrical wiring from attic
to
an outlet.
MLD

Attic down or basement up are certainly the easiest. Entirely possible
to do with finished space above and below though.

Pete C.
In my opinion, the experts at running wires are the guys who put in home
alarm systems. I just couldn't believe the way they fished wires through
out the house--basement, attic, finished ceilings/walls, door and window
sensors etc.
Our TV company will only run the cable from the pole to the house. All
interior wiring is up to you. I ran everything from the attic, down the
interior walls and fished the cable out at the desired cable jack locations.
Thinking about it turned out to be more of a headache than doing it.
MLD