Wiring Ethernet Through Attic

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.

Wiring ethernet through attic.

Cut the holes that the wire will pass through to enter and exit the attic. Depending on what the wiring is for this may be go through the drywall to the ceiling for instance for new lighting or be farther down on a wall. If the rooms in question are wired for coax you may be able to sneak the ethernet cable down the wall through the existing hole in the top plate of the wall s. Feeding the wires up and down is usually a 2 person job.

And use semi rigid. Feed the wire through the hole above the distribution box while someone else pulls the from attic. The yellow wire beneath all of the ethernet cabling carries ac down the second bay behind the stud. You want to run solid cable in the walls attic between your terminations jacks.

There are plenty of places online that sell it by the foot or just go buy a spool at lowes depot. The following links will assist you with your electrical question. I had to run my cables about 5 inches away for a short section but my network will be fine. 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.

My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Run the wire or cable to its destination. For multi story homes you may have to be creative.

For single floor homes with a basement the basement may be the best path. One person pushes the wire through the origin point and the other pulls through the hole at the destination point. For single floor homes with a basement the basement may be the best path. For me my condo is on the 2nd top floor and have access to my attic.

My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well.