I’m trying to run speaker wiring for a sound system in my home but I’ve run into an obstacle, literally. The wire I’m running behind drywall from the basement into the first floor family room is blocked by what at least feels to be a cross-member between 2 studs. The cross member feels like it’s around 4 feet up from the floor and I need to set the speaker around 6’ up on the drywall. I’ve put together a sketch of what I think is happening inside the drywall cavity. [url]http://www.pataustin.com/speakerwiring1.gif[/url] So what does one do in a situation like this? I was thinking it over while I was sketching this out, ‘why not just come in from the top (attic) and not have to deal with the cross stud at all?’ but off hand I can’t think of another route for getting the wiring up into the attic to begin with… Any thoughts? Has anyone ever brought the wire out of the wall below the cross-member, cut a channel in the surface of the drywall to lay the wire into and cut another hole above the cross member to send the wire back underneath the drywall only to come out a 2nd time at the mounting location for the speaker? of course, that would involve a fair amount of drywall repair/painting afterward... That’s all I came up with but it seems a little complicated (ie. there must be a simpler approach to this…) Thanks in advance Pat

Hello guys, I hope all are well. I built a barn about 150 feet from my house. I now want to run electric out to the barn, 220 line . From the Control box at the house to the barn will be approximately 300 feet. Will 10/3 be a sufficient wire size? I plan on using a table saw, drills, lights, etc. Also, this wire (10/3) is $80.00 per 250 ft. spool! Is that a good price for underground cable of this size? Changeling