3 EASY WAYS TO HIDE WIRES CABLES IN WALL & FIND STUDS

1:24 "how to find studs in wall"
2:12 "how to locate cables in wall"
3:20 "how to drop wires in wall"
3:55 "how to fish wires through insulation"
6:55 "how to get drill bit that dropped in wall"
8:10 "how to locate fireblock in wall"
8:49 "how to run wires pass fireblock in wall"
11:14 "how to fix a hole in wall"
11:50 "how to cut box hole in wall"


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[AngstCrescendo]

Good info on tools you shared. I'm a GC for 35 years. The only thing I wouldn't do is the fire-block scenario. You're making a lot more work for yourself patching and smoothing the cut out, not to mention a possible nail in the future piercing the cable if you don't drill the hole in the center. A simple solution is a 4'-6' flex bit. You just drill down through it all, easy and quick. It also can be used for recessed ceiling lights that you have to interconnect through floor joists. They even have them at H.D./Lowes.

[MrMgonza]

I don't care what people say, his method helps those that have never seen such methods. Not everyone is a diy pro. Some of you need to chill and give him props for taking his own time to demonstrate and help others. If you didn't like it then get on YouTube and make your own video! Props dude.

[harpersneil]

I gave this an up vote because a) it was a great video, and b) you DIDN'T edit out you losing your bit inside the wall!! You totally could have, but you didn't and that earns my respect. Great job friend, thank you.

[thomask]

Excellent Video! I know what it takes to drop everything you're doing to share so I appreciated your time. I was an electrician from 1974 til 2015. Just a couple of other inexpensive things to carry in the van, 1. Hanger Wire. 2. Window Weight Chain. 1. To find a drill point in the attic, you can drill a small 1/8" or smaller hole in the ceiling. Make the letter L out of a piece of hanger wire, shove it through the hole and tape it to the ceiling with painters tape or masking tape. When you get up in the attic, just look for the piece of wire sticking up. 2. Window Weight Chain. Works great instead of a fish tape and I used to keep a 10 foot and 20 foot piece with me for fishing all the time. Just anchor it in the attic and throw it down the race way or between studs. Sometimes if it gets stuck and you pull really hard, you can pull your way through something blocking the pull. Works Great! I learned that trick from a really great journeyman who picked it up from someone else. I WISH these newer tools were available when I was young! Again, Thanks So Much! Hmmmm, I wonder how magnepull would work with window chain?

[davidphillips]

Glad you included some “mistakes”; that’s the stuff homeowners run into. Very helpful.

[toeknee]

What I like the most about this video is the real world situations you ran into: Losing your bit, cutting too close to the stud, etc. Thanks for the tips and the review of the tools...

[BrianThomas]

Who would give this thumbs down? That's crazy. This guy did an awesome job showing you the real issues you get when fishing cable. I've been in installer for at least 18 years and these steps are pretty spot on. Awesome job 👏👍 man. Having the right tools really makes getting the job done without spending a ton of time and cash money and time is money in this business.

[edhaynes]

Much of my electrical work were in homes where notching the sheetrock would be a no-no because of custom paint job or wallpaper. Such a bit, a mirror and a flashlight worked for me in most cases. Over 34 years of cutting in thousands of electrical boxes over those years, I had to notch a wall just a few dozen times. Flexible drill bits were my best friend.

[davecozzi]

I have been doing this for over 30 years. For the DIY installer, these tools and tips will help you get your wires down the wall with minimal hassle. I like the tool that cuts out a single gang box sized drywall piece. Pretty cool.

[Woody]

I like DIY informational videos like this. What I really liked as an added bonus was when you hit a "real life" scenario of dropping your drill bit in the wall and rather than just edit that out, you went ahead and went "oops, well let me show you how to retrieve that".

[derekolea]

Awesome video young man. I want to go back 30 years and be more capable with my newly learned skills!! You are a blessing!

[tamikasims]

Superb instructions and demonstrations! So very helpful. Thanks for all the effort you put into the videos and for your expertise. You are an excellent communicator; you balance critical details with simplicity so well that it's easy to follow your tips without missing a crucial step.

[deanbrooks]

This maybe an old video but wow. I've come across magnepull a few times now and I will invest in those. No questions asked. Make life so much easier! Thank you for this!

[meropolis]

Dude thank you so much for this. We just bought our house and I've been trying to save money by doing as many upgrades to our home myself as possible. I'm new to home improvement of any kind and I hadn't heard about any of these tools, so this went a long ways for me.

[blackrifle]

Great tips.
You could drop a pull string along side the cables just in case you want to replace or add another cable. That way, you won’t need to do anymore fishing in that wall section.

[alanseymour]

This was an awesome vid - thanks! I'm ordering the Magnepull right now! I wanted to chime in regarding what worked for me to get through the fireblock without cutting a hole in the wall. I attached a 1/4" socket to the end of a section of 3/8" threaded rod, ground to fit the square drive end. Then I abraded the surfaces and inserted the socket onto the rod and the spade bit into the socket and bonded everything together with 3M-DP100 flexible epoxy. Since I needed to go pretty far down into the wall and only had about 20 inches or so in the attic, I cut several sections of threaded rod and had the coupling nuts, so I could make the 'bit' as long as I needed. In the attic, I drilled 3 holes with a spade bit, one for my flashlight, one for me to peek into and one for the long bit. After assembling enough rods to get me to the fireblock, it drilled through just perfect. I dropped the cable and phone lines and didn't have to worry about patching a hole, or trying to match the existing paint. That rig lasted for quite a long time and worked like a charm every time.

[SpyTom]

As an electrician, security & CCTV installer, as well as a professional drywall finisher, I have only in rare circumstances ever cut holes in walls to run cables. Take a look at the numerous LSD (Labor Saving Devices) tools, (like fiberglass cable fishing poles, which glow in the dark) for additional ways to solve problems. I have several 8' long bits with extensions and have drilled all the way from basements to the 3rd floor attics with these. Also, you MUST use drywall tape to patch that hole or it will eventually crack. Good presentation nonetheless.

[maajoour]

I learned something new today! And I like that you don't edit out the "mistakes" when giving a demonstration- because we make the same mistakes. Thank you for teaching me something new today!

[jb.]

Man...this video was amazing! Probably one of the best instructional videos on not just YouTube universe but probably on the internet. Great video.

[BinaryNexus]

Awesome video!! Thanks for sharing your tools and knowledge. I appreciate that you didn't remove your mistakes and instead showed how to overcome them. You deserve that thumbs up 👍!!