Fishing Wire With No Attic Access

The optimized angle of the case design reduces payout effort and fatigue while also reducing binding.

Fishing wire with no attic access.

73 15 m steel fish tape is perfect for wire runs associated with commercial residential and voice data video audio installations. Use your stud finder to check the whole wall cavity for obstacles like blocking and abandoned headers. The klein tools 240 ft. Multiple position handle design allows for a firm steady grip as you pull the tape from the case.

73 15 m steel the klein tools 240 ft. In this video i show how to fish wires through the ceiling with minimal drywall repair. Worst can you open the ceiling 5 inches from the wall and work from there. If you don t have a weird textured wall and are neat about cutting it the repair should be invisible.

You don t want to find out the hard way that you should have fished your wire one stud cavity to the left or right. Running wires without attic or basement. Fish wire from attic with no space to work in. For vertical work you can cut about 6 inches below the wall ceiling joint drill through the top plat and then fish from the opening ion the ceiling.

This page explains the steps for fishing wires in a house with attic access which includes most homes having a pitched roof. Every time i ve seen an electrician do something like this they cut a small access hole 2 below the ceiling.