Fishing Wire Through Exterior Wall With Insulation

Fishing wires through fiberglass let s talk about fiberglass insulation first.

Fishing wire through exterior wall with insulation.

If you must fish wires through exterior walls the best tip is to avoid spinning the flex bit until you make solid contact with the wood you plan to drill through. The best advice for fishing wires through insulation is avoid it if you can the potential is always there to damage the vapor barrier or bunch up insulation leaving cold spots in the wall. If there is no cover press the wire against a stud and use it as a guide. Feed it up to the 3 by 5 inch hole at the top of the wall.

Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. You can get a egg beater tip that pushes through insulation. Tape the wire or pull string on the end and push the rod through. Learn how with this video.

Pull the rod all the way through with your cable. Insert the end of the fish tape into the hole you cut into the wall for the electrical box. Keep the fish tape against the inner edge of. You ve drilled your holes and you have your wiring affixed to your fish tape and is ready to go.

Thread wires past insulation. You can push the wire leader with the cable attached toward the sheetrock or the side with the opening. Good place for tools and information on wall fishing is labor saving devices. If the wall contains insulation try to fish the wire between the outer paper or plastic cover and the wall.

Then using short pulling motions pull the leader magnet right through the insulation to the opening. Fish tapes are designed for conduits. While handling fiberglass insulation wear gloves eye protection and a mask that covers your mouth and nose. Insulation can be a real challenge sometimes.

Hold the paddle magnet against the wall and move it around a little until it latches onto the leader magnet. In a wall that has fiberglass if the insulation was installed properly then the paper backing is facing the living space.