New Hardwood and Hiding Cables
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New Hardwood and Hiding Cables
I am getting hardwood floors installed in 2 weeks, they will be installed over plywood flooring. I have yet to speak to the installers about this but I was thinking of creating some sort of Canal in the plywood leading from Where my Receiver is at one wall to the opposite wall where my rears will be.
Has anyone done anything similar?
positives/negatives of having cable buried like that.
Has anyone done anything similar?
positives/negatives of having cable buried like that.
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You could use a router and make a nice channel in the subfloor. If they are putting in new subfloor you could obviously cut the plywood to make a channel.
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Originally posted by BadlyDrawnBoy
The subfloor is the concrete am I correct?
If so what is a router?
The subfloor is the concrete am I correct?
If so what is a router?
If there is existing plywood subfloor then you could use a router to route a channel in the wood. A router is a tool that is usually used to create a decorative or rounded over edge, like the edge of a table. A router can also be used to cut a channel in wood using the proper bit. You would plunge the channel cutting bit into the wood and drag it along to make your channel. Click here to see what a router looks like These can be rented cheaply from Home Depot or something or maybe you could talk the guys into installing the floor to do it for you.
If they are putting down a new subfloor of plywood they can cut the plywood to leave a small gap for you to run your wires.
One word of advice...if you do this run 2 pairs of everything...you never know what might happen to a set of wires and it's good to have a backup.
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If he can channel through the plywood I would make sure the channel is deep enough that if you need to put a snake through there that it will fit, just my 2 cents.
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Stumbled across this stuff...
While link surfing I came across this.
Good idea! Might cost $$ depending on the application. But a good alternative.
http://www.decorp.com/
Steve
Good idea! Might cost $$ depending on the application. But a good alternative.
http://www.decorp.com/
Steve