How To Run Wire Through Walls And Ceilings

To connect a ceiling light fixture to a light switch in your house snake the wire through the ceiling and walls via access holes a process known as fishing the wire.

How to run wire through walls and ceilings.

If you re working in a crawlspace you can use a flex bit drill to drill this hole from several feet away. One person pushes the wire through the origin point and the other pulls through the hole at the destination point. Drill through on the other side. Finally wrap the whole area with electrical tape.

Then wrap the remaining ground wire through the rod s eyelet and wrap it back around the wire s sheathing several times. While running it through a basement drill two holes on the wall ceiling and drill two other holes on the mounting plate for running the wire through the wall and connecting to the speaker. Feed the wire through the hole above the distribution box while someone else pulls the from attic. Feeding the wires up and down is usually a 2 person job.

Return to the attic or basement and drill through the wall plate where you want to guide the wire through. Feed your cables up the wall into the attic space. Turn off the electricity. You may encounter nails so choose an auger drill bit which won t get damaged by metal.