How to Run Wire and Cable Through a Double Brick Wall

[@BrooklynHandBall10]

Hey mate great job.. Good old string is best in most jobs for me.. Lol. But to make it a easier process instead of using wire to hook/fish it out.. I bought a flexible strong magnet about 500mil long meant for fishing out the string with some metal chain at the end of it.. Takes like 2 seconds for the magnet to catch the string.. Heaps easier and less stressful.. Thanks for the vid!

[@pluskat]

Nice on... needed a refresher on this and picked up some extra tips!

[@ashlyyballett7225]

Done it all on your own yet you had someone there who could of helped good job though sure it’s an easy way of doing it,

[@nalakprince6376]

Thanks but this process will not work cor cavity walls with cavity wall insulation installed as there is no empty cavity... 😢

[@JohnTurner313]

Why not just drill the hole straight through the wall with your conduit in the closet like the other wires?

[@cityguyusa]

That's how my DIY goes.

[@chloeleedow7250]

Frustrating as fishing can be I actually enjoy it the bore scope is a brilliant solution to help with that and you've inspired me with my brick walls inside and out so double brick too to do some poe ip and NVR security cameras. I for sure will not be tackling this without a bore scope myself 😂 you're in Australia 🇦🇺too I can tell can I ask what models you went with and what NVR or whatever else you used ? Hope you enjoyed the well deserved beer 🍻 cheers Jeff

[@DrLockShop]

Hi, the NVR is a cheap one from aliexpress, it work ok

[@mickconnolly5784]

Big job m8 and like you said you could of done it the easy way but no stuck with it.. and its sweet heaps better than the easy way by far and you won the battle and it does look a hell of a lot better than doing it the easy way and its just not you at all your a perfectionist which is so hard to find these days just wants it right not a half hearted effort and that is a great thing and drive to have

[@uklifestyle9494]

Nice video

[@sm8202]

Just attach a wire coat hanger with tape to the cable and push threes the hole… your way looks like a hard work

[@andylec5879]

Might have been tempted to pull the cable down to avoid the weight of the cable on the string being at 90 degrees when trying to get it out. A hanging cable might bend better when there's no weight on it. Maybe!?!? Got to do a power supply for a doorbell so I'll be the one cussing later on today. :-)

[@chloeleedow7250]

YESSSS cussing is the only way to get through these jobs 😂

[@peterbarasit6258]

Is that a drainage pipe next to PowerPoint?

[@DrLockShop]

No its an air fan, suck bad fumes out, but its 1/2 finished, used to remove smoke / dust / and draw fresh air into the workshop.. and yes its the same 90mm PVC pipes they use for drainage, but much cheaper then the flexiable stuff most people use

[@joeymadzz8340]

I need help getting down a double brick wall

[@jamessikder2057]

nice job but its taken long time

[@MelbourneMatty]

.......Does that 200mm PVC pipe terminate right below the ceiling? Also; why does that PVC pipe terminate right below the ceiling? Edit: I think it’s only 150mm.

[@DrLockShop]

its 90mm close up, and no it went the other direction before , its just sitting and waiting to be finished, its just an extractor fan

[@MelbourneMatty]

Dr Lock that looked WAY larger than 90mm from my perspective - granted, that perspective was from the floor, after several whiskeys. Regardless, thanks for the follow up. I was genuinely curious.

[@JW-uv7ww]

I had to tap out after 2.5 minutes of explaining how hard and professional the job was. Get to the point dude.

[@barneylan876]

Good job. It will be easier if you use ball chain and magnet tool.

[@luc1ferblack]

You mention pride in your work yet you have extension leads and power cables hanging down I don't see the pride just a mess. It only takes someone to cut the outside cable and your camera is dead. You could have screwed a metal box next to power and stuck a £20 egloo ip camera in it assuming the workshop is near wifi. If you had ran conduit up the inside you could have ran all those extra cables inside it also cable tie the extension lead behind the monitor and if your not going to use conduit at least shorten the cables and wrap them all together. The right way to have done this is run trunking ceiling to floor next to the monitor and feed all the cables into it and mount the camera next to the trunking. Reality is once inside they can Rip the camera down so cable security is mute

[@zapataalonzo9177]

Sir, I am gonna upload a video about an idea that I use recently when I was running wire thru brick walls. May be you can use it and be helpful in your business.

[@DrLockShop]

sounds good , I watch it when you post it

[@zapataalonzo9177]

@@DrLockShop cool

[@tonypegler9080]

I went through the roof and fed a cable fish down to pull the cable through.

[@sulkoma]

my house is double brick and wifi fucking sucks so bad, i hate my life so much

[@zapataalonzo9177]

I am gonna upload a video in a few minutes about something I used when I run wire thru brick walls, hopefully is of some use for you. I’ll send you the link as soon as I finish it

[@shatqweqwe]

magnet bro

[@Saulone1]

A cable puller would have made it much easier!

[@Saulone1]

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[@DrLockShop]

The cable puller dose not drop straight down like string with a weight, I do have another tool that is much the same, but the old string seems to work best for me

[@MelbourneMatty]

Dr Lock mate, I’ve worked on IT for 20+ years, and have done a lot of the required cabling for SME. The number of times I’ve tried to use a cable puller, and it’s not worked, I couldn’t count on a dozen hands. Sometimes you’ve just got to persist, and I genuinely appreciate the fact you showed that sometimes, shit just does not work the first time, or the second, or even easily the third time. I could feel your anxiety each time it broke the line. Your videos are great. Keep them up!!