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Originally Posted by jbrooks544
one of two standard ways should work. cut hole for old work box, drill hole from underneath, into the wall cavity from crawl, then either:
1. push fish down through hole into crawl, tape the wire to it and pull it back up,
2. If 1. doesn't work, then you might tape wire to fish in crawl and push up into wall cavity. They you use another fish or coathanger with a hook bent in end of it to grab the fish through your cutout and pull it into room.
Remember, you really should be using "in-wall" speaker wire. Regular stuff is not fire rated or approved for in-wall use. this holds true for any wires you put in-wall, including network wiring.
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Yep, I made sure to get the properly rated stuff at HD. I didn't go for the really expensive speaker wire, though, just standard 16 gauge. Seems to be sufficient, AFAICT.
I haven't had a chance to get to it yet, *hopefully* this weekend, but The Boy has a birthday party, so...we'll see.
Since you guys are so knowledgable, can I trouble you for one more piece of advice...
How shall I cover the holes in the walls for the speaker wires? For the receiver-end, something like this seems ok:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...l+plate&tp=552
But what about the other end? They make simple 2-port wall plates, but they are the same size as standard wall plates, which seems pretty big. It seems like a smaller plate would be ideal, but I can't find such a thing. Or, if I could just fit a 'collar' of some sort on the hole that I drill...or...something. I don't know.
Help?