I knew you found some wires - I wasn't aware they were the actual end points. I thought the endpoints might be cleverly concealed somewhere. Which is what I would of done as a builder.
I still say it's assinine to pre-wire, without giving someone a way to get to those wires. In any case, since there are no cleverly concealed hatches about - then your only option is to cut a hole in the drywall. It's really not that bad to repair drywall. Especially if you are careful cutting it to begin with. If you like do-it-yourself stuff, this is a nice little project. It's just a shame you have to cut your pretty, pristine walls. :) On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:53 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]>wrote: > 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:283657 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
