I found them with the toner - they are in the walls. I even drew little X marks in pencil. They aren't exposed because not everyone's gonna have a system and if they don't, those wires would be ugly.
I did actually get a schematic from the builder, but found out from one of my neighbors that the schematics are wrong. They actually tore their walls up before realizing the schematics were wrong (by about 10 feet in one case). That neighbor called Geek Squad and got to pay for some drywall fixin's. So really I have the locations of the wires, I just need to determine the best way to get them out of the wall without tearing a hole large enough for my hand to fit through, and then how best to conceal the hole and wires. I have some ideas, I just would feel better confirming them before I go cutting up my pretty new walls. -Cameron On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:47 PM, Erika L. Walker <[email protected]>wrote: > How about contacting the people that built the condos in the first place > and > getting schematics? Wouldn't the Realtor be able to find those people for > you? > > OR - see if any of your neighbors have found them? > > I cant believe they would pre-wire for surround sound, without leaving the > exposed wires visible. That's the most assinine construction thing I've > heard in a long time. > > Are they up in the ceiling? sometimes they leave them close to spotlights > .... > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > So the condo I bought a couple of months ago has surround sound pre-wired > > in > > the wall. I've spent a little time Googling around for suggestions on > how > > to find the wires behind the drywall and hook up the speakers, but remain > > unsatisfied with my level of knowledge and am uncomfortable cutting into > > the > > pristine drywall and ruining it. > > > > I did buy a "wire toner" that will help me located the wire endpoints > > behind > > the wall. So far I have found general locations, but don't have very > > precise locations for endpoints. I have a feeling the ends of the wires > > are > > curled up inside the wall, so the toner is indicating a large area as a > > potential location. > > > > So the next step is to drill or cut into the drywall and fish out the > wire. > > I'm worried about having to cut a huge hole in the wall to get the wire > > out, > > and then having to run that wire over to a stud to screw the speakers > into > > the wall. I don't want to have to clean up a buncha holes in the wall. > I > > have considered buying some flat wall plates to cover the holes, but I'd > > rather not have a plate next to each speaker. > > > > Has anyone done this before? I am having a hard time finding any good > > tutorials or advice on it. I could just call the "Geek Squad" and have > > them > > come out, but my inner geek's ego won't let me do that (yet). > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283652 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
