Fishing Wire Through Walls From Attic

Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart.

Fishing wire through walls from attic.

Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole. Most tract homes will have these framing members spaced apart at 16 24 inch intervals. Learn how with this video. Pull the string from above to fish the wire through.

Thread the fish tape. Run the wire or cable to its destination. Once the string reaches the bottom go down to the lower opening and tie the cable and string together. Now you should be ready to fish the wire.

If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Fishing the wires through walls. When you find the hole in the wall plate remove the wire then uncoil the end of an electrician s fish tape and insert it through the drilled hole in the wall plate. Have someone at the other end reach through the hole in the drywall grab the fish tape and pull it through with about a foot sticking out of the hole.

If you must fish wires through exterior walls the best tip is to avoid spinning the flex bit until you make solid contact with the wood you plan to drill through. If you re working from the attic you can drop a weighted string down wall cavity then attach the wire to the string and pull it through. If you drill too early you ll end up creating a large insulation cotton candy cone which will make retrieving your bit difficult if not impossible. It will not support you and you could fall through.

This and subsequent steps will be easiest if you have a. If you want to bring the wire up to the attic tie something to a string and lower it through the hole from above. Here s where you can get piano wire. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location.

While fishing wires never place your weight on the ceiling drywall only. From the basement or attic push the wire fish tape through the hole you have drilled. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper. For more in depth informatino about running fis.

This is usually a 2 person task.