Running Cables Through Plaster Walls

Follow these guidelines to avoid causing structural damage.

Running cables through plaster walls.

Cabling can be difficult to run at the best of times but what happens when you drill a hole in a plaster wall with the intention of running a cable from the roof cavity down to this hole and find it filled with insulation. Check the whole wall cavity with a stud finder. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. It is easy enough to run cables through unfinished basements or attics but running them inside finished walls is another matter.

For more in depth informatino about running fis. If you can run cable through a basement garage or attic you ll avoid tearing into walls or ceilings. Running a cable down an insulated cavity wall. The most important decision of running cable comes first.

The worst cable runs occur when walls do not line up from floor to floor or you have to sidestep heavy beams and posts. Drill through the center of the stud using a maximum diameter of 60 of the stud s width 40 for load bearing walls. If there is no open path for the wire you may need to drill through wall studs or ceiling joists. During major remodeling projects you can do this by removing the drywall and running cables through studs and ceiling cavities but in other situations it is neither practical nor desirable to remove drywall it.

Learn how with this video.