Coaxial cable and phone wire installation

Crabshell · 2006-06-23T20:18:19+00:00

This may be the wrong place to ask this question, but here goes. I need to wire the house for cable (TV). This is a peer and beam house with limited attic space -- an attic install would require a hearty, short person with a tolerance for blown insulation.Questions:1) The cable TV installer said he couldn't do the job under the house because he needed some sort of right angle drill bit. He said I should call an electrician. What's that all about? 2) I figure I should run CAT 5 cable along side the coax at the same time to be proactive. Can they coexist side by side without interference?3) Is it cool to run the lines straight under the house from point A to point B or should they snake around the perimeter, walls and beams to stay out of the way? (I like to do things the right way if it doesn't double the cost.)4) My house has no ground wires running to fixtures or outlets. Should this be done at the same time or is that a whole other mess to deal with later?Thanks in advance,Crabshell

Jun 23, 2006 40 Replies

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