Wire Feed To Attic

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.

Wire feed to attic.

5 attach the wiring in the 3 by 5 inch hole to the end of the fish tape. Attach the wire or cable to a fish tape or coat hanger using electrical tape and feed it into the hole until it reaches the opening at the other end. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. Then you can feed a fish stick in there go in the attic and attach the wire to the fish stick hint long fish stick less belly crawling and pull it back.

While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other. One method is to run individual wires. Extend the blade of the fish tape until it is visible in the wall. When working from an attic space it will be significantly easier to access a wall space on the floor below by working either an interior wall or the exterior wall that is on the gable end of the structure.

Level 2 original poster 1 point 2 years ago edited 2 years ago. Thread the fish tape. Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole. There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure.

The proper way to run wiring on the exterior wall of a house. Bring all of the wire up into the attic. Keep the fish tape against the inner edge of the drywall and out of the insulation as you feed it toward the upper hole.