"Can2002" can2002@nospammailDOTnet wrote in message
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We've just moved into a house that was converted from a bungalow a few
years
back; all the interior walls upstairs are plasterboard. I want to install
a
DAB aerial on the roof and ideally run the cable through the loft and down
through the gap between the wall by our study. My draft action plan is:

Install aerial and run cable up to just above my study (need to find some
method of measuring distances to ensure I'm in the right place)
Drill a hole through to the cavity
Drop cable down into cavity
Drill hole through wall in study and attempt to locate cable
Install wall mounted coax point

It all sounds fine in writing but I wonder whether I'm setting an
achievable
goal, so I'd welcome opinions from the experienced!

the studwork ensures you wont have
far to look - from above it's usually easy
to see where you are in relation to the
room beneath - drill through and drop a cord
with a weight on it, this can be tapped on the floor
if you really don't know where you are - you can then
work out where your studs are and drill the access
hole somewhere in between, using a straightened coat
hanger you can fish for the cord - much simpler than
it sounds