I require a second coaxial cable to be run into my finished underground
basement (from a second signal source). I've posted a photo diagram
(http://snice.net/basement.jpg) to illustrate what I'm working with.

As you can see, the outside wall is concrete foundation, which prevents an
easy drilling solution. My guess is that the existing cable was run when
the basement was being finished. Now that the wall is finished, what are my
options for installing a new jack alongside my existing one? Having a jack
high on the wall isn't acceptable to me for aesthetic reasons. Can it be
wall-fished, or is my only option to dig alongside the foundation and drill
a hole at the desired spot? If so, does drilling the foundation
significantly comprimise the structural/watertight integrity of the
foundation?

Thanks for any input.

DT

Why don't you use interior wall conduit ?

Dave




"Dirty Tleilaxu" <dt@tleilax.net> wrote in message news:4UBPb.116913$8H.275456@attbi_s03...
| I require a second coaxial cable to be run into my finished underground
| basement (from a second signal source). I've posted a photo diagram
| (http://snice.net/basement.jpg) to illustrate what I'm working with.
|
| As you can see, the outside wall is concrete foundation, which prevents an
| easy drilling solution. My guess is that the existing cable was run when
| the basement was being finished. Now that the wall is finished, what are my
| options for installing a new jack alongside my existing one? Having a jack
| high on the wall isn't acceptable to me for aesthetic reasons. Can it be
| wall-fished, or is my only option to dig alongside the foundation and drill
| a hole at the desired spot? If so, does drilling the foundation
| significantly comprimise the structural/watertight integrity of the
| foundation?
|
| Thanks for any input.
|
| DT
|
|

"Dirty Tleilaxu" <dt@tleilax.net> wrote in message
news:4UBPb.116913$8H.275456@attbi_s03...
Yes. Don't drill holes in the foundation, unless you want a swimming pool
instead of a home theater.

I'd be very surprised if the existing cable goes through the foundation.
Look closely, I believe you'll find that it snakes up under the siding and
enters the house through the a hole in the wood footer that sits on top of
the foundation wall.

The wall you see in the basement is not the foundation. Standard building
practice is to install wallboard on a wood frame that sits right next to the
foundation wall. Further, the wall may have insulation between the wood
studs to help keep the basement comfy. Standard practice is to route the
coax through this wood stud wall space.

If you want to figure out how to install wires inside an existing wall, go
visit Home Depot and talk to someone in the electrical department. They
also have books that show how to do it. If you decide not to tackle it
yourself, an electrician can do this job.

-Gary

"Dirty Tleilaxu" <dt@tleilax.net> wrote in message
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I <bogus-email@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On closer inspection of "Dirty's" picture, I realize that the cable most
likely enters the house through the window opening in the foundation. It is
inside the wood frame wall and not going through the foundation, as holes in
the foundation are bad, bad, bad.

-Gary

Dirty Tleilaxu wrote:

I would think that you could tie some string/wire onto the existing cable
and pull it back up to the entry point. Then attach the new wire and pull
them both back thru to the wall plate. I would then just drill another
hole in the wall plate. All of this assumes that the cable can easily
slide back and forth in the existing wall tunnel.

Dirty Tleilaxu wrote:
Why not just drill at the spot that you want it, above ground of course
and then fish it through the wall (make sure that you are between studs.
Omar
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What is an interior wall conduit, and is it suitable to my situation given
my outer wall is concrete?

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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In article <kaTPb.125928$na.134551@attbi_s04>, "Dirty Tleilaxu" <dt@tleilax.net> writes:
Usually a plastic or metal channel that contains the wires. It
sits atop a surface to protect the wiring.

Check out "surface raceway" products at http://www.panduit.com
for an example.

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