Chasing cables into the wall - stupid bloody idea!
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Just had loads of work done at home, including a full replaster of the living room - so got an hdmi cable chased into the chimney breast for the telly.
Went to mount the TV, and ping! off comes the male connector.
Balls.
Some googling, 70 quids worth of supplies, and a looong afternoon gets me this:
Another hour or so, and time for a test:
It only bloody works! Haven't done any soldering since DT at school over 15 years ago.
Tests with a bluray (once I'd installed the 'proper' TV very carefully!) and if it's not 1080p I can't tell the difference...
Chuffed.
But am never doing it again!
Went to mount the TV, and ping! off comes the male connector.
Balls.
Some googling, 70 quids worth of supplies, and a looong afternoon gets me this:
Another hour or so, and time for a test:
It only bloody works! Haven't done any soldering since DT at school over 15 years ago.
Tests with a bluray (once I'd installed the 'proper' TV very carefully!) and if it's not 1080p I can't tell the difference...
Chuffed.
But am never doing it again!
Lesson learnt the hard way. Don't plaster stuff into walls it is a stupid idea.
As said above run a conduit, you never know what you will need to get up there in the future, who ever chased in cables for wii sensor bars etc.
Worst case, put some spare cat 5/6/7 in there so at least you can add more things at a later date.
As said above run a conduit, you never know what you will need to get up there in the future, who ever chased in cables for wii sensor bars etc.
Worst case, put some spare cat 5/6/7 in there so at least you can add more things at a later date.
Furthermore, ensure your conduit is about 4 times the width that you think you'll need, especially for long runs. Pulling through cables always seems to require more space than you think, and in the future there'll be more cables to pull through. (For example, when I mounted my plasma 8 years ago, I had not envisaged requiring CAT5 as smart TVs weren't around then).
barchetta_boy said:
also, leave a length of string in the conduit before installation. Makes pulling through cables a doddle. Attach a 2nd length of string to the cable you later pull through and you will be left with a cable and a length of string ready for any future cables.
I did similar but instead of string I left a couple of Cat5E for that purpose (and also can be used as extra network obviously)
I use a wall chaser. Something like this...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb383wch-125mm-...
Basically 2 angle grinder blades in parallel. You can adjust the depth and width of the chase. Then chop out the middle with a chisel in an SDS drill. Something like this...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/armeg-sds-plus-channelli...
With a vacuum attached dust is not too bad.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb383wch-125mm-...
Basically 2 angle grinder blades in parallel. You can adjust the depth and width of the chase. Then chop out the middle with a chisel in an SDS drill. Something like this...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/armeg-sds-plus-channelli...
With a vacuum attached dust is not too bad.
Lostprophet said:
I would say so. Absolutely. It all looks extremely smart. I am very very pleased. I am no builder and was on a tight budget so did it mostly own my own.
I used a sds hammer drill with a chisel. As you can see I took a lot of brick out of the wall.
I'd be a bit concerned taking that much out of a brick wall in a horizontal direction.I used a sds hammer drill with a chisel. As you can see I took a lot of brick out of the wall.
Yep, I share your concern to. I got to the stage where I was thinking this is completely crazy.
I got a builder in to do the rendering, plastering or whatever they call it. It said it would not be an issue at all to the building. The wall is extremely thick. He also used cement to fill it all up so its extremely solid. Theres been no movement in the wall and its been like this for 6+ months. No cracks on the plaster or ceiling. I guess the builder was right.
I dont think I would do this again though.
I got a builder in to do the rendering, plastering or whatever they call it. It said it would not be an issue at all to the building. The wall is extremely thick. He also used cement to fill it all up so its extremely solid. Theres been no movement in the wall and its been like this for 6+ months. No cracks on the plaster or ceiling. I guess the builder was right.
I dont think I would do this again though.
LeadFarmer said:
I chopped some plaster out recently so I could fit a new socket, and discovered that the old plaster wasn't in very good condition.
1 x claw hammer and 30 mins later...
When I bought my house the rendering and plaster on the bathroom wall was very dodgy in places (or so I thought) so started chipping off the loose areas and a few minutes later there was a small avalanche and I was left staring at a very similar scene, albeit with far more dust in the air.1 x claw hammer and 30 mins later...
I used an SDS drill and chisel attachment to "chase" and used conduit.
only because the guys I asked to do the work took the P1$$ with the quote. was so incensed I decided to do it my effin self
https://www.avforums.com/threads/home-cinema-diy.1...
jobs a good un!
only because the guys I asked to do the work took the P1$$ with the quote. was so incensed I decided to do it my effin self
https://www.avforums.com/threads/home-cinema-diy.1...
jobs a good un!
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