Running cables from the attic

AstraMonti

Hello,

I need to bring down from the attic 8-10 UTP cables into a room. The problem is that this room has a stupid coving on the ceiling. What's the best way to break it and get the cables down? And how do I properly close the hole after? Would the best way be, to run trunking all the way up to ceiling?

Muchas gracias

DublinDilbert

what is the make up of the wall? stud wall? block with plaster board?

I'd be trying to bring them down inside the wall or behind the plaster board if its dotted / dabbed on.

leex

What's on the wall on opposite side? Have you access to it? Any coving there?

AstraMonti

It's a solid wall, no plasterboard. Behind it's the utility room, it doesn't have any coving.

leex

AstraMonti wrote: »

It's a solid wall, no plasterboard. Behind it's the utility room, it doesn't have any coving.

May be a better/cleaner option then to run these cables down the Utility wall and out through the wall to where you want them?

Samoa Joe

leex wrote: »

May be a better/cleaner option then to run these cables down the Utility wall and out through the wall to where you want them?

I'd go with this providing you can get to where you need.

Other than that I'd drill at an angle up through the wall at a point below the coving and hope to pop out at the top of the wall in the attic.

AstraMonti

leex wrote: »

May be a better/cleaner option then to run these cables down the Utility wall and out through the wall to where you want them?

That's a good option, thanks. I can't get where I want due to presses on the wall, but I might be able to come near enough and run some trunking there. What do I use to seal the hole in the ceiling?

AstraMonti

Samoa Joe wrote: »

I'd go with this providing you can get to where you need.

Other than that I'd drill at an angle up through the wall at a point below the coving and hope to pop out at the top of the wall in the attic.

That would need to be a fairly massive hole in the solid wall to fit 8-10 cables, but it's an option.

DublinDilbert

I'd be putting my network switch on top of the press in the utility room. Then run a single ethernet cable to where your incoming connection is.

AstraMonti

DublinDilbert wrote: »

I'd be putting my network switch on top of the press in the utility room. Then run a single ethernet cable to where your incoming connection is.

It's for a CCTV device with 8 POE cameras, I can run it on the press and then just run one HDMI and a UTP cable to where I want. What's the best way to run those cables? Cut a small section on the ceiling and run the trunking all the way up? Then silicone from below, and airtight tape from above?

listermint

If you are doing correct solution, then channelling out the wall would be it, that would mean cutting out the wall and installing boxing running cables then plastering all in for finish.

I just installed a wall mounted tv last week with some intricate old coving in place. This involved using an angle grinder to section out the coving at its mitred ends and removing it in one long piece from the chimney breast channellling out boxing reinstalling coving and then plastering. result is as was before.

For others however id recomment just trunking as described. What i did was because im very particular and i dont have a utility on the other side.

Your option is easier and quicker.

DublinDilbert

AstraMonti wrote: »

It's for a CCTV device with 8 POE cameras, I can run it on the press and then just run one HDMI and a UTP cable to where I want. What's the best way to run those cables? Cut a small section on the ceiling and run the trunking all the way up? Then silicone from below, and airtight tape from above?

Make a small hole with a screwdriver from inside the utility room up into the attic. The stick up a coat hanger and make sure you can locate it. If there's no pipes above the hole then i'd take a 20mm wood bit and drill two holes side by side to bring the cables down. Get some 40x40 trunking in the wholesalers and clip it on later.

You can cover the cables with the attic insulation that should stop any drafts. If you have some airtight tape use that too, but probably over kill.

The HDMI can be run over CAT5/6 if you have the correct adapters, i can't remember if you need one or two cables. But i'd run say 3 CAT5/6 cables back up into the attic and drop them over beside your TV point. Near the TV point, there's probably some conduit in the wall for the aerial/sat connection you might be able to get some of the cables back down this.