Yah. He was an idiot...I guess he thought patching stucco was easier than fishing wires...what a mess he made.
"Russell Brill" wrote in message news:JWnof.3196$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... | Huh??????????????????? | | "Crash Gordon" wrote in message | news:8pnof.86$ snipped-for-privacy@news.uswest.net... | > Don't laugh I knew a guy that used to post wire homes with a circular saw | > with several blades on the shaft, and slot the entire exterior wall of the | > house around the perimeter! | >
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| > "Frank Olson" wrote in | > message | > news:0%jof.112716$ki.32819@pd7tw2no... | > | BIOSMonkey wrote: | > | > I would like to install about 4 cameras around my house, not | > necessarily | > for | > | > security but to see who's at the front door, monitor the kid's | > playground, etc. | > | >
| > | > My plan is to install these cameras, run them to the equipment room | > under the | > | > stairs in my basement, then get channel modulators to insert them into | > my cable | > | > system (or maybe run them into a quad generator to create one | > channel). | > | >
| > | > Without knowing yet what kind of cameras I will get, what wiring | > should | > I run? | > | > Just a coax and 2 conductor power? For cameras with other features, | > such as | > | > motion trigger, or audio, do I need more conductors? | > | | > | RG-59U, Some Cat 5, and a two or four conductor 18AWG will just about | > | cover everything that's out there. | > | | > | | > | >
| > | > Also I am at a loss to figure out how to easily fish these wires | > through | > my | > | > outside walls to the basement. Obviously I want them to be hidden and | > | > inaccessible to someone with wire cutters, but I don't see how I can | > run | > them | > | > down inside the siding with the boards and insulation on the other | > side. | > How do | > | > you guys do it? | > | | > | That part I like... We use a chain saw. We rip a wire way channel down | > | the inside wall (make sure you wear a good quality dust mask and | > | protective clothing to avoid injury from flying splinters, odd bits of | > | nail and insulation). It's also a good idea to use a well insulated | > | chainsaw in case you hit a live 110 or 220 VAC wire. Lay your wire in | > | the channel you've just created and staple it all down. Stuff some | > | insulation on top, and nail on a thin strip of drywall. Don't forget to | > | tell you wife that you're leaving it like this so that you can open the | > | wireway anytime you need to service it. | > | | > | Seriously, you'll need to get yourself some basic tools as well as some | > | more specialized ones like a 6 foot flex-bit, and a good quality fish | > | tape. Judging from your comments you have good access to the basement | > | (that it's largely unfinished). Drilling or fishing down an outside | > | wall is never easy, but is possible. You have to be careful about | > | displacing insulation or damaging the vapour barrier. A fire-stop can | > | make what looks like an "easy run" a tad more difficult too. | > | Maintaining separation from higher voltage AC wiring also has to be | > | considered. Sometimes it's easier to go "up" into the attic and then | > | down an inside wall to the basement. Without actually seeing what you | > | want to do or the way your home is constructed, it would be difficult to | > | comment on which technique is going to work best. If you've never done | > | this before, it would probably be a lot easier (and wiser) to have a | > | "Pro" run the wire for you. He'll have all the gear necessary. You'll | > | have to pay out some bucks but you'll have fewer headaches. | >
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