I hope this is appropriate here. I figured it fits the general theme of things considering if we’re self hosting there’s gotta be some hardware involved.
I’ve got a house built in the 1960s US. I’m working on upgrading my security infrastructure to a PoE system as my previous choice of wireless system was a poor decision on my part. I have all my ‘gear’ if you will in the basement but I don’t have any convenient drops from the attic to my basement. I need to do a total of 8 drops from attic to basement. I’m not too versed in wiring things through a home (ie. minimal damage to walls and such) I’ve done long runs in warehouses but that was essential all open space.
My main questions are:
is there any specific conduit I should be looking at to pull the runs through the walls?
Is there any specific tools that I need to know about to make this job easier? I assume one of those line pullers would be handy in this case ( the hell are they actually called?
Any other tips and tricks from those of you who have done something similar?
Wb the ceiling? Then paint the wire to match the walls LMFAO. I’ve also seen people cut channels in drywall then spackle over the wire (this can be a problem if you go to hang something though…)
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Wb the ceiling? Then paint the wire to match the walls LMFAO. I’ve also seen people cut channels in drywall then spackle over the wire (this can be a problem if you go to hang something though…)
Yeah the correct way to do it is to chisel a channel in the plaster and embed the cable in the plaster, but thats quite an ordeal to do.