Running wire through wall bottom plate and subfloor


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Old 05-02-15, 03:47 PM
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Running wire through wall bottom plate and subfloor

I need to run a few wires from my basement into the room above. I want it to look nice so I'd like to run it inside the wall to a plate. Doing this will mean that I'll need to drill 2 half inch holes through the subfloor and the bottom plate of the wall above so that I can run the wire into the wall and down into the basement.

Is it alright to do this? It's a load-bearing wall. The bottom plate and studs are 2x4 and I have no idea if the bottom plate is doubled or not.

I can just drill a hole into the subfloor right in front of the wall if needed, but it would look much nicer to be able to run it behind the drywall to a wall plate.
 
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Old 05-02-15, 04:06 PM
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Doing this will mean that I'll need to drill 2 half inch holes through the subfloor and the bottom plate of the wall above so that I can run the wire into the wall and down into the basement.
That is how it is normally done. Is this communication wire or line voltage wiring?
 
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Old 05-02-15, 04:28 PM
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I would remove a piece of shoe molding, drill a small hole through the subflooring into the basement, between stud bays as a locator. Once this is done, from below you can move over 1 3/4" and drill your hole upward into the plate and into the cavity. You can replace your shoe molding and no one will never know you drilled a hole.
 
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Old 05-02-15, 05:34 PM
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It will be easier to drill one larger hole than two small holes.
 
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Old 05-03-15, 11:09 AM
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Thanks for the help. I figured it would be alright but I just wanted to be sure that I wouldn't compromise the integrity of anything by drilling a hole. Probably a dumb question but I'd rather be on the safe side.

The hole is for coaxial cable for 2 different ham radio antennas.
 
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Old 05-03-15, 03:04 PM
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Not sure if there is any proximity interference, but keep that in mind. You may have to drill two holes to separate them.
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