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Install TV cable outlet Gary Poltergeist 11-30-2008
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Posted by Gary Poltergeist on November 30, 2008, 10:42 am
I would like to install a TV cable outlet in a wall that currently does
not have one. I have complete access to the floor from my unfinished
basement, but I'm not quite sure what to do.

Here are the steps I think I need to take:

1) Cut a hole in the wall next to a stud to mount an electrical box on it.
2) Drill from the basement up into the wall (*** how do I do this? ***)
3) Fish the wire up from the basement into the wall and into the
electrical box.
4) Attach faceplate
5) Watch TV

Can anyone offer any insight on how to achieve step 2? I'm extremely
nervous about drilling through a stud or some other important part of
the house.

Thanks!

Posted by on November 30, 2008, 10:59 am
wrote:

>I would like to install a TV cable outlet in a wall that currently does
>not have one. I have complete access to the floor from my unfinished
>basement, but I'm not quite sure what to do.
>
>Here are the steps I think I need to take:
>
>1) Cut a hole in the wall next to a stud to mount an electrical box on it.
>2) Drill from the basement up into the wall (*** how do I do this? ***)
>3) Fish the wire up from the basement into the wall and into the
>electrical box.
>4) Attach faceplate
>5) Watch TV
>
>Can anyone offer any insight on how to achieve step 2? I'm extremely
>nervous about drilling through a stud or some other important part of
>the house.
>
>Thanks!
Your steps are correct. For #1, don't worry about being next to a
stud, because you have no way to nail into that stud. Just make sure
you are between studs that are not likely to have pipes or wires
between them already. You can get boxes made for mounting directly on
the drywall. They are called "old work" boxes as opposed to new work
boxes that are used before drywall is in place..

For number 2, figure out where the wall is by making measurements to
anything that comes through the basement ceiling already. Then use a
3/4 inch or 1 inch wood bit to drill up through the subfloor and 2x4
plate into the wall cavity. That can be a little nerve racking if you
aren't 100% sure you are in the right place.

A simpler alternative is to just drill a smaller hole (the size of the
cable) down through the floor behind your TV an inch or so from the
wall. If the room is carpeted, you can remove the cable later and not
even notice the hole. Just make sure your drill bit doesn't snag the
carpet while drilling and pull a runner across the room ;-)



Posted by Mikepier on November 30, 2008, 11:02 am
> I would like to install a TV cable outlet in a wall that currently does
> not have one. =A0I have complete access to the floor from my unfinished
> basement, but I'm not quite sure what to do.
>
> Here are the steps I think I need to take:
>
> 1) Cut a hole in the wall next to a stud to mount an electrical box on it=
.
> 2) Drill from the basement up into the wall (*** how do I do this? ***)
> 3) Fish the wire up from the basement into the wall and into the
> electrical box.
> 4) Attach faceplate
> 5) Watch TV
>
> Can anyone offer any insight on how to achieve step 2? =A0I'm extremely
> nervous about drilling through a stud or some other important part of
> the house.
>
> Thanks!

Why can't you just drill a 3/8" hole through the floor close to the
wall, and just have the cable come up through the floor? You are not
going to see it anyway behind the TV, and you don't have to cut any
holes in sheetrock. You do not need to put it in a box.

Posted by Gary Poltergeist on November 30, 2008, 11:26 am
> Why can't you just drill a 3/8" hole through the floor close to the
> wall, and just have the cable come up through the floor? You are not
> going to see it anyway behind the TV, and you don't have to cut any
> holes in sheetrock. You do not need to put it in a box.

Thanks for all the replies so far guys. I wish I could drill a hole in
the floor, but there's one major issue with that - my wife! :)

"I don't want any holes in my floor".

Posted by Steve Barker DLT on November 30, 2008, 11:38 am
So , who's in charge? And besides, the hole will be behind the tv. She'll
never know the difference unless you tell.

s

>
> Thanks for all the replies so far guys. I wish I could drill a hole in
> the floor, but there's one major issue with that - my wife! :)
>
> "I don't want any holes in my floor".



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