Running wire from attic to basement.
Cat 5 attic to basement.
For single floor homes with a basement the basement may be the best path.
We opened up the stud space within a few inches of the ceiling and floor to mount the distribution box and to fish the cables photo 2.
The drop from the attic to room a is relatively simple.
My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well.
Start in the attic and find an interior wall that runs from the attic down to the basement usually a stair wall should work.
No crawlspace or basement.
Also i found a route from basement to attic next to the gas pipe is it ok to run wire next to it cable and cat 5.
It is best if you have a helper who can listen for where the wire is inside the wall.
Attach the wires with the fish tape to fish your security camera wires.
Drop one from the attic and poke one up from the basement photo 6.
Speaking of which i ve never lived in a house with a real basement.
Run security camera wires or cables to the destination you may need a.
Photos 1 4 show how to cut out a stud space and mount the distribution panel.
The problem is turning two corners to get from a to b.
I used this technique to run cable from the attic to a room in my house with a cement floor read.
I ve never seen a house with a basement.