Hi Folks,
I was hoping you could suggest some tips for 'retrofit' attic installs. The house is finished, but the attic is exposed rafters/joices/insulation. It's barely tall enough to stand, so we have no plans to 'finish' it. I'm just looking for some suggestions on how to protect and keep the wires tidy, but at the same time keeping them out of the way. Worth mentioning, the wiring is cat5, coax, phone, and alarm runs to cover aprox 1000sq' of living space. I'm getting the lower (split foyer) half from the basement.
I wanted to keep the bundle towards the corner (where the roof meets the walls), but there will be a lot of cross-runs. We use the attic mostly for storage, and I would hate to have my better half toss a box and crush some cable.
At first I was going to use good 'ole j-hooks, but realistically most of the wires will be carried over to drops, and so I don't think the j-hooks would be used a whole lot. Is it OK to use the coax staples for CAT5e?
Smurf tubing comes to mind, but would this be overkill?
Cheers,
Jamie
I was hoping you could suggest some tips for 'retrofit' attic installs. The house is finished, but the attic is exposed rafters/joices/insulation. It's barely tall enough to stand, so we have no plans to 'finish' it. I'm just looking for some suggestions on how to protect and keep the wires tidy, but at the same time keeping them out of the way. Worth mentioning, the wiring is cat5, coax, phone, and alarm runs to cover aprox 1000sq' of living space. I'm getting the lower (split foyer) half from the basement.
I wanted to keep the bundle towards the corner (where the roof meets the walls), but there will be a lot of cross-runs. We use the attic mostly for storage, and I would hate to have my better half toss a box and crush some cable.
At first I was going to use good 'ole j-hooks, but realistically most of the wires will be carried over to drops, and so I don't think the j-hooks would be used a whole lot. Is it OK to use the coax staples for CAT5e?
Smurf tubing comes to mind, but would this be overkill?
Cheers,
Jamie