Hiding TV cable
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I've had Sky install their cable into the loft and now want to cut a hole behind the wall mounted TV/Skybox in the bedroom below, feed the cable down from the loft and out the hole, I've been up in the loft and it's well boarded out but had a look under the insulation where it isn't and where the wall appears to be there seems to be a plasterboard layer and behind it a sandwich of honeycomb card, house built late 90's.
Am I going about it all wrong, was just hoping to avoid chasing in, normally I'm a push it under the carpet type but the house has solid floors through out and the TV isn't going on an outside wall.
Any ideas?
Am I going about it all wrong, was just hoping to avoid chasing in, normally I'm a push it under the carpet type but the house has solid floors through out and the TV isn't going on an outside wall.
Any ideas?
If all else fails this trunking doesn't look too bad: http://www.d-line-it.co.uk/
I've used it quite a bit round my house. You can even paint it to match your decor.
I've used it quite a bit round my house. You can even paint it to match your decor.
That sounds like a better plan than taking 15 goes to find the opening pushing down from the loft, tricky bit is going to be finding some suitable 'rod' that's strong enough to pierce the card and stay vertical but with enough bend to get into the wall in the first place. I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and get cutting holes in my nice new walls. 
Is the wall that your putting your tv on blockwork or studs?? if its studs id cut a bigger hole than you need as youll need to support the tv better with bracing rather than just plaster board screws. In the loft find the top plate and drill through to pass the cables up. also look at leaving your sky box up in the loft and connecting and eye to control it from the bedroom. if its block work id just dig a channel out thats wide and deep enough for a pice of 2"pipe, make good then run your cables to it. Have a look on you tube, loads of really useful videos on running cables.
Super Rods is what you need,because they are super. Dont forget you need the mega set with all the different attachments, then you need a bag to protect your new set of rods, whats that i hear, there are spare pockets on the Super Rod case, well you'll be needing accessories then like the whisk, the mirror set the goose neck set the plastic rods for data cables the grapple hook, the gekko magnetic set(this is on the way) and the claw. Awesome but expencive kit.
It's a stud wall, as much as I like the idea of hiding the Sky box in the loft there's a DVD player too and that might not be the most practical thing to put up there. 
The TV, which is a quite light small one will be on the wall above the Sky/DVD boxes which sit on a chest of drawers so its a hole behind the TV for the power/HDMI/SCART to go down from, and a hole behind the chest of drawers for the sky feed to come out of and up to the Sky box and the power/HDMI/SCART.
I just need grow a pair and make some cuts in the wall.
The TV, which is a quite light small one will be on the wall above the Sky/DVD boxes which sit on a chest of drawers so its a hole behind the TV for the power/HDMI/SCART to go down from, and a hole behind the chest of drawers for the sky feed to come out of and up to the Sky box and the power/HDMI/SCART.
I just need grow a pair and make some cuts in the wall.
Stud is easy peasy,cut the hole that you want then poke a piece of cane or any stick up there, you may come to a noging,if so thatll have to be drilled through first, if not go in the loft drill a hole in the top plate of the stud wall, a torch is your friend there shine it through the hole where the tv is going if you can see it in the loft then cable away.or is it a metal stud wall, you can find out by removing a socket and having a look.. what the hell is this thing called a scart cable????? im sure i heard about it in th 90s-00s
Edited by gtidriver on Friday 27th May 11:16
Unfortunately the TV is bang in the middle of a wall, a door either side, wood floor I can't push anything under, and it's internal, so no 'easy' solution, I'm counting myself lucky there's a power point on the section of wall, and an old skool coax aerial socket I might be able to utilise. I've got another TV to hang in the lads bedroom to get my eye in but that's easier as it's not linked to Sky and I've not got to look at my handy work every night.
gtidriver said:
Super Rods is what you need,because they are super. Dont forget you need the mega set with all the different attachments, then you need a bag to protect your new set of rods, whats that i hear, there are spare pockets on the Super Rod case, well you'll be needing accessories then like the whisk, the mirror set the goose neck set the plastic rods for data cables the grapple hook, the gekko magnetic set(this is on the way) and the claw. Awesome but expencive kit.
Or save £100 and use a garden cane and some insulation tape 
B17NNS said:
gtidriver said:
Super Rods is what you need,because they are super. Dont forget you need the mega set with all the different attachments, then you need a bag to protect your new set of rods, whats that i hear, there are spare pockets on the Super Rod case, well you'll be needing accessories then like the whisk, the mirror set the goose neck set the plastic rods for data cables the grapple hook, the gekko magnetic set(this is on the way) and the claw. Awesome but expencive kit.
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