Re: Running wire for security cameras, and tips on fishing wire?

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> That part I like...  We use a chain saw.  We rip a wire way channel down
> the inside wall (make sure you wear a good quality dust mask and
> protective clothing to avoid injury from flying splinters, odd bits of
> nail and insulation).  It's also a good idea to use a well insulated
> chainsaw in case you hit a live 110 or 220 VAC wire.  Lay your wire in
> the channel you've just created and staple it all down.  Stuff some
> insulation on top, and nail on a thin strip of drywall.  Don't forget to
> tell you wife that you're leaving it like this so that you can open the
> wireway anytime you need to service it.

Frank, you forgot to take off your **Bass** fishing hat!
Switch hats and don't put on the counter guy hat either!

> Seriously, you'll need to get yourself some basic tools as well as some
> more specialized ones like a 6 foot flex-bit, and a good quality fish
> tape.  Judging from your comments you have good access to the basement
> (that it's largely unfinished).  Drilling or fishing down an outside
> wall is never easy, but is possible.  You have to be careful about
> displacing insulation or damaging the vapour barrier.  A fire-stop can
> make what looks like an "easy run" a tad more difficult too.
> Maintaining separation from higher voltage AC wiring also has to be
> considered.  Sometimes it's easier to go "up" into the attic and then
> down an inside wall to the basement.  Without actually seeing what you
> want to do or the way your home is constructed, it would be difficult to
> comment on which technique is going to work best.  If you've never done
> this before, it would probably be a lot easier (and wiser) to have a
> "Pro" run the wire for you.  He'll have all the gear necessary.  You'll
> have to pay out some bucks but you'll have fewer headaches.

Atta Boy!