How To Fish And Pull Electrical Wire From Attic Or Crawlspace To Outlet! DIY Tutorial For Beginners!

[@starrebornalpha]

Thanks, the fishing tip and the stud finder tips were very useful

[@FixThisHouse]

I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽😊

[@MrWzeljunior]

Excellent video bro. You touched a lot of details that similar videos tend to leave out, especially in regards to the fire stops. Keep up the great content!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you so much for the love and feedback my friend! 🙏🏽😊

[@KeysiNinja]

Best video I have found on grounding/adding an outlet. Thank you!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏽

[@CaptainRonAhoy]

I really appreciate you making this video, helped me out a lot!

[@FixThisHouse]

I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊

[@MondoMatty]

Bro your videos are so good. Thank you!

[@nimersamad417]

Videos good for newer homes but how do you fish lines with laith walls on older home's thx?

[@Chris.Rhodes]

It's hard....i just did it at my house. If you know where you need to go, I had to use a oscillating tool and actually make a 1" channel down my wall, fished the wire, then drywall repaired it. My studs aren't on 16", some are on 10" some are on 22" it's insane. Lathe and plaster sucks. I love my house but the best advice I can give you is..........rip the damn wall down and drywall back up. I hate the lathe plaster. Lol

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

most of these methods still apply. but sometimes with older homes there ban be spaces you can take advantage of. a neighbor o my mom's once fished a chain down an exterior wall from attic to fist floor because of this. take your time, look around, be creative. then there come the times when you simply have to open the wall and then patch later.

[@kevinmiller83]

Finally!! This is what I’ve been waiting for, can’t wait to watch this new vid!

[@FixThisHouse]

I’m glad I could be of help brother 🙏🏽😊 thank you for the love and support!

[@debrajones156]

Thanks for the tips. Im running a dedicated line from the box to my bedroom and a line from the box to an outlet at the beginning of a chain to save move. The electrician will do the hookups. Im not going near the old wires or hot lines. I had three electricians tell me the same things.

[@VinUnleaded182]

This video covers pretty much most of the challenges I anticipate except for how to walk in the attic when theres insulation everywhere Liked and subscribed!

[@kona702]

Thank you for this. I'm going to attempt to install a bathroom fan myself. Not thrilled about cutting the hole in my roof, but I'm going to give it a shot. Hopefully I won't have to call the roofing company to fix my mistake lol. 😂 The only difference I would encounter maybe is that I have lath and plaster, not drywall. But most of the method still applies.

[@Invierno1894]

I did my own bathroom fan install and found exhausting it out of the side wall in the attic was easier/lower risk than the roof. You can easily get a vent cover... Think like dryer vent exhaust. Just offering up what worked for me as a homeowner.

[@kona702]

@@Invierno1894 my house is brick though with cinder block behind it. That would be a nightmare to cut through 😔

[@stanleyvo5198]

Good to know all your technical ❤😊

[@vincebaldwin4059]

I would suggest starting from the outlet. Trip breaker first. Secure firmly the New wires to old Then pull up into attic and over to breaker box. Reconnect new outlet and cover, THEN connect to breaker box.

[@BeeTammo]

what about the other side of the wire do you have a video showing how to make a run to the panel with the outside wall being stucco and not cutting a piece of the dry wall from the inside off the house? Thanks,

[@TechNicoe]

Amazing video! Thanks

[@mattb4266]

Nice video mate

[@spiet7380]

Great video!

[@schwinnbiking]

2nd method you can pull the wire through without cutting a hole in the wood, then just put metal over it and patch. This is the way I used for running cable through joists in the ceiling where you don't want to cut the structural joists.

[@jjf3934]

I’m hoping mine will be easy there is already Existing wiring just trying to run a Ethernet cable there as well

[@Chris.Rhodes]

Great video Genesis! As always brother 👊 I don't even need to do this work anymore, but still enjoy the videos man!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you so much brother! 🙏🏽😊

[@sandypeters2017]

Thanks for another great video!!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Is it possible to run smurf tube, post-construction?

[@wellsnapyeah]

Great golden nuggets

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you 🙏🏽!

[@MarkLeavenworth]

Nice tech! Thank you!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you 🙏🏽!

[@pindapoy1596]

Sorry but your mock wall is hollow and my real wall is stuffed with thermal insulation. In real life one needs to punch the pull rod through that pink wool. Will your system work?

[@FixThisHouse]

Stay tuned! I have a solution for that on my future video 👍🏽😊

[@ninjahirodude658]

Right... I'm curious to know also

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

What about basement... with plates, etc?

[@KarthikMariappan]

In my 2 story home, Can i fish all the way to the 1st floor from the attic. I have a foot of gap between the 1st and 2nd floor. Any ideas for doing that please. Thank you.

[@nothing_burger]

No, it's impossible

[@azizb.7561]

Very informative! Thank you! Do we have to fireproof firestop? What about the first block from attic?

[@deanf3872]

I second the question. Is fire stop needed for the hole we drilled once the wire is feed?

[@atlantajunglepythons1744]

@@deanf3872 I hope somebody knows the current code on this question, I’ve always wondered. Fire stop, is still there, and will do most of its job. It’s just that a little bit of flame could get through that hole.

[@nelsonchalas]

How do you fix the little whole you did to get the small wire through the roof on to the attic?

[@debrajones156]

Really 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@AlongtheRiverLife]

How does the stud finder work?> is it magnetic, etc?

[@1969EType]

Electronic stud finders rely on sensors that detect changes in the dielectric constant of the wall. The dielectric constant changes when the sensor is over a stud. The lower reading indicates the presence of a stud in the wall.

[@jimwalter9376]

Nice video

[@rigoortiz4066]

Drywall tip exelent

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

What if there's insulation?

[@foscamramos7390]

Excellence video

[@LuchambeeLuchambee]

What bout insulation

[@marcelimarilag]

Are you filipino? Nice work!

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you 🙏🏽! Yes Po I’m Filipino 🇵🇭

[@sayyedzuber7689]

MASTER

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@atlantajunglepythons1744]

The top plate of my exterior wall is only about 8 to 10 inches below the roof sheathing. It’s impossible to drill through from the top as far as I can tell, even with my right angle drill. I guess I’m stuck coming up from beneath unless you have some great trip for that!

[@effortlesslygaming3150]

Pumpkin Cut an access hole in the drywall drill your hole pull your wire and patch it

[@davidl59]

Does not address crawl space transition into an exterior wall.

[@skyhawks4ever]

Well, nice video however, it’s never this easy. First of all you’ve got firebreak studs that you gotta try to find a way to get through. Next, If you have an old home like I do, you’re gonna have diagonal studs and braces. It’s a nightmare , something that even pros hate doing. Why don’t you make a mock up of the nightmare scenario and that would probably be very helpful to many people if you can pull it off.

[@Miguel-nr7ni]

Shut up

[@sango_wilko851]

The endoscope and extra long drill bit are your only options other than opening up the wall. It seemed to me like he covered both pretty extensively when he was talking about and demonstrating how to deal with a firebreak.

[@rogjerr]

If you find a firestop, just cut your hole above it. Your wire just dangles from higher up. Big whoop.

[@GourmetGaloreNET]

That top plate hole is too large - that's a code violation.

[@jerryboot1298]

A real life situation would be more helpful

[@Shell.Shocked.Gaming]

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[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

you are suggesting that a drill bit attached to a flexible cable is going to drill a 3/4" hole through a 2x4. What drugs are you taking?

[@AlexGomes-hf7ob]

So many rods and holes in this video.

[@DIYeverything513]

Thes instructions are not practical as most home insulations, horizontal 2x4 framing and the attic is not accessible in some cases.

[@TheHouseofChameleons]

It's practical for homeowners who have them.