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Posted by jJim McLaughlin on March 28, 2007, 4:28 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
> So far I've read that ducting channels can be made from drywall only. I'm
> not interested in enclosing the ducting all the way, it isn't necessary for
> where I'm working, so my question is when I install the drywall, is it okay
> to butt the drywall up against the ducting or should I leave a gap? I'm
> wondering if thermal expansion of the ducting makes it necessary to leave
> space or if there are other considerations that make leaving space
> necessary.
>
>
If you leave space, you have created at no extra effort a conduit or
chase for tv cable
( quad shield RG6 co-ax, etc); network cable (CAT 5 / CAT 6);phone
(POTS) cable,
fibre optic cable, etc.
Put in 4 or 6 pll strings the lengtof the outside of the ducting but
inside the drywall enclosure.c
IMHO you can't have too many conduits or chases that you can use without
lotsof wa;ll board cutting. You never know what the future will bring.
I've re cabled (or just plain cabled) two older houses. Clear runs
without a lot of wallboard
cutting or stud drilling are your friends.
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