I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Thanks!

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I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Thanks!

You may be able to put it behind the baseboards assuming they are good
sized.

Patching any such hole will be a problem if you can't match the paint
color tone and sheen.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Alvarez,

Your landlord can advise you on acceptable methods to use on his
property. Knocking holes in his walls without his permission would be a big
mistake.

Dave M.

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I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Drill a hold a bout 1/2" diameter, then enlarge it enough to fit the
connector through. Using a sharp rod or long enough drill, push it straight
through to mark the other side. Then enlarge that hole. Push a length of
stiff wire or metal hanger through both holes, tape the cable to it, then
pull through.

Patching will be fairly easy with some spackle. Do this in a corner just
above the baseboard to make it less visible.

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I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Thanks!

Drill a hole large enough to slide the cable through. From bedroom
side, insert a straight rigid something - skewers come in so handy, and
I always have some in the kitchen. Stick the end of the cable onto the
tip of the skewer and push it back through the wall.

I fished our cable through already existing in wall, through concrete
block, into living room, by pushing narrow plastic tubing (rigid)
through the wall, pushing cable into tubing, and then pushing the cable
back through. Tubing holds it straight.

Norminn wrote:

wrote:

I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Thanks!

Drill a hole large enough to slide the cable through. From bedroom
side, insert a straight rigid something - skewers come in so handy, and
I always have some in the kitchen. Stick the end of the cable onto the
tip of the skewer and push it back through the wall.

I fished our cable through already existing in wall, through concrete
block, into living room, by pushing narrow plastic tubing (rigid)
through the wall, pushing cable into tubing, and then pushing the cable
back through. Tubing holds it straight.

Don't forget two wall plates to make it look pretty.

get a couple of cable tv boxes for coax and put those in the hole you
make unless it is in a really odd place it will look fine.


wrote:

I need to open a whole in my living room wall to pass some cables into
my bedroom. The diameter needs to be wide enough to fit a VGA monitor
cable.

Does anyone have any tips on how to open this and most importantly how
to close it without leaving marks in my rental-apartment wall?

Thanks!