Fishing Wire Through Exterior Wall

Flex bits are great for.

Fishing wire through exterior wall.

I cut a hole in the wall upstairs the size for a old work electrical box. It worked for the job i needed it though and seems like it ll be able to reel out again should i need it for the future. Probably easiest to do from below where you re cutting the opening for the electrical box unless you have a gable at that point on the wall. Flex bits and glow rods are the go to tools pros use for fishing wires.

Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. Then using short pulling motions pull the leader magnet right through the insulation to the opening. Learn how with this video. Fishing electrical wire through walls check the whole wall cavity with a stud finder.

Strip about 6 inches of outer sheathing from one end of the cable then hook the conducting wires and bare copper grounding wire through the loop at the end of the fish tape blade. It s a 3 4 spiral bit with a 3 long flexible shank. I try to fish the drill down between the vapor barrier and sheetr rock. For more in depth informatino about running fis.

If there is no cover press the wire against a stud and use it as a guide. It can get difficult to maneuver the more you use. The tools you need. Bend the wires over then wrap several loops of electrical tape around the wires and the end of the fish tape.

Hold the paddle magnet against the wall and move it around a little until it latches onto the leader magnet. Get more tips for. A decent stud finder is a must have for every wire fishing job but. Apart from insulation other issues you might run into include.

If you do have a fire block you can get flexible drill bit extenders so you can drill a hole through it. Used it to fish 15ft of wire through the wall ceiling. Then i have a drill bit especially for fishing wires through walls. It came with a metal handle tool that you can use to direct the shaft in the wall.

It also gets a little more difficult to reel back in.