Small hole saw. They make outlet style covers and connectors for the ends.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 11:53 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Home Theater Installation Questions > > 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:283662 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
