Fishing Wire Through Plaster Wall

I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls.

Fishing wire through plaster wall.

I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls. Learn how with this video. Fishing wires through a wall can be tedious but in most cases you only need a couple of basic tools. I know how to repair the plaster for the holes once i am done but i have already assumed the project will be a headache since i know old plaster walls can be difficult.

Don t go wire fishing without a fish tape. Here s where you can get piano wire. How to fish wires through walls. You don t want to find out the hard way that you should have fished your wire one stud cavity to the left or right.

A decent stud finder is a must have for every wire fishing job but don t throw it back in your pouch after you ve located the studs. Drywall mud will become your best friend. Some fish tapes have hooked ends to grab a second fish tape. My rental has 3 8 plaster over plasterboard.

For more in depth informatino about running fis. The later is the most durable and was consider a premium install back in the 1930 s 1950s. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. Fish tapes are the best tool you can find for pushing through holes in a wall.

Use your stud finder to check the whole wall cavity for obstacles like blocking and abandoned headers. A short length of clothes hanger wire can sometimes make it easier to hook the fish tape and extract it through the wall opening. Fish tape is a springy steel tape that electricians use to pull wire through walls. Anyone have any helpful pointers about fishing electrical wire through plaster and lath walls.

My friend wants to install a ceiling fan. Plaster walls was done two ways lath and plaster or plaster over plaster board which is basically drywall.