Previous owners had a surround setup in the family room. They had the TV in the corner same as in pic, in an Entertainment center and speakers positioned accordingly. We are moving the location of the TV to above our fire place, and I want to use what I can (Wire already run thru the ceiling) for the surround sound I'm setting up. I can use the rear placements. They had one off to the left I should be able to eventually use as my surround left.

You can see in the picture the surround sound speaker wire coming thru a hole in the ceiling (again wires routed thru the ceiling) to the floor. I want to put that wire inside the wall (fireplace wall) with a wall plate at the bottom. Same physical location, just inside the wall. This is a first floor room master bedroom directly above, exterior is stucco.

So basically what I was thinking of doing was to open up the current ceiling hole a bit then take a drill and auger bit to make a hole into the header joist, and another hole up from the wall, then route the wires down the wall cavity.. My concern is accidentally drilling all the way thru the exterior wall either when going thru the header joist or up (lol). This seems like a simple project, but after looking at I'm not so sure…

I guess my question is.. Has anyone done this, and have recommendations on how to get the wires from the ceiling to the wall cavity?



thanx

 

I don't see the pic http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...-pictures.html

 

hmm was to big the first time and I didn't notice.. how's this?

 

What's above the ceiling, attic or another floor? Do you know which direction the ceiling joists run?
You'll have to cut a fairly good size hole to be able to fit a drill in the right position to drill the hole thru the top plate.

 

Mark, the OP said the master br is above.

 

An interesting challenge.

I would first scan the wall and mark the stud and fireblock locations. Then, if the joists are perpendicular to the fireplace wall, I would consider using a 4' flexible bit to drill one hole, at an angle, from the joist bay into the stud bay. If that was successful, I would cut the opening for the access panel, use that to drill through the fireblock, if necessary, and use a combination of a weighted sash chain, from above, and a fish tape with a hook on the end, from below, to set up the pull.

The more certain way to do it would be to remove the crown mold and notch the plate and joist where the wall and ceiling meet. The hole could be sealed with expanding foam and the wires could be protected by nail plates before the drywall was patched and the trim re-installed. The same technique, without the need to re-install trim, could be used to get the wires past the fireblock, if needed.

 

Ceiling joists are parallel to the fireplace (left to right in attached pic).. I never thought about removing the crown molding as an option... But not sure that'll work. I'll at some point have another cable to push thru for my other side... Hmm might not be a bad idea to do that now too.. That being said removing the crown molding is still that's on the table as an option..