Hiding Wires Under Siding
If your house is wrapped with osb under the siding you can remove a couple of sections of siding in the area you want the wire run modify the osb by cutting a groove in it and laying the conduit in the groove replacing the siding over the area.
Hiding wires under siding. Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior. Ran the cables under the siding to a common entry point and into the basement. Most or the cable lays flat on the ground rocks i don t wanna throw the wires over the top of the new siding but i feel as tho ill need to. Hiding cables are an easy if you follow a couple rules of thumb follow building lines.
Run ghost wire along wall. Match colour as best as possible and use existing channels. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already. This invisible wire solution is a non invasive and low cost alternative to cutting holes in the.
From a c to cable. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. I can t hide the cable wires due to the fact that they run into each room of the house form the outside of the house. Posted in wiring closet.
That s the way i did my first home install. Jay556 0 jay556 0 members. If your siding is more than 15 years old consider a different method of hiding cables or take the risk of damaging the siding. I had no problems with image quality.
Sewell direct offers ghost wire that s a spool of 16 awg speaker wire about the width and thickness of duct tape. What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels. For example coaxial cable for satellite or cable television service can be hidden under vinyl siding for a cleaner appearance. Is there a clip or something that i can use to.
Old vinyl siding may be brittle and more likely to crack. Link to post share on other sites. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires.
I don t think you will be able to get conduit directly under the siding without a protrusion. There are about 6 wires of just cable on top of gas electric. It has a strong adhesive on one side so it can be easily run along walls floors and under carpets. Exterior paneling and all exterior sidings hide cable behind siding hello all see below pic.