How To Run Coaxial And HDMI Cable In The Wall - BEFORE AND AFTER DRYWALL - HDMI 2.1 For 8K / RG6

I this video I will show you how to run coaxial cable and HDMI cable behind the wall before drywall in installed. I show the before and after running the HDMI 2.1 for 8K TV and the RG6 coax cable in the wall. The coaxial cable is used for broadband internet and TV. The HDMI cables are used for things such as Microsoft Xbox One X, Sony PlayStation PS5, 8K devices, and 4K devices. I hope you enjoy this video!
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Timestamps
Intro 00:00
Coaxial cable installation 00:21
HDMI cable installation 07:13
Disclaimer: This video is all based on my personal opinion and is for entertainment purposes ONLY. I am not a financial advisor, CPA, attorney, tax advisor, electrician, plumber, housing contractor, designer, or any type of profession to give advice. I am just a consumer sharing my experiences and research. If you do need knowledge for those types of things, I will advise you to seek help for those professionals.

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Hey Team! I placed time stamps below the help you navigate the video. Let me know what you think! Coaxial cable installation 00:21 HDMI cable installation 07:13

[@kylestafford4975]

Never staple the coax to the stud. I know it will take more time, but the conduit idea in another comment is brilliant. If coax is flattened, it will crush the die-electric inside and possibly allow the braiding to touch the center conductor. When this happens, it will create a short in the coax. I recommend either conduit down to a low voltage box (for space efficiency) or using a flexible clip that can be secured with a screw and is big enough to allow potential replacement if necessary. 5 year cable tech here just trying to help.

[@scrapmineeeshitboxez2604]

Seen the staple and made me cringe

[@frente2zapatista]

Hell yeah !!!!! I was just doing some research on this coax cable, I thought everyone out there was strictly running on WiFi until yesterday a customer asked me for this cable, I had no idea how the system worked….. Thanks Josh

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

This is exactly how I’ve been running the cable in the past few houses I have built. Tends to work great! I have ran some ethernet cables before for networking purposes. But it’s not very common. Thanks for watching!

[@UncleDavid218]

Only suggestion would be to run Smurf tube (low voltage conduit) between your boxes with the coax/HDMI. That way, you can swap the cables out years down the road as needed without tearing it out.

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Hey David! Yes that’s a great future proof plan idea. I still may run some. Thanks for watching!

[@blakekallman8846]

Smurf with some mud rings. Absolutely

[@mytubebobbie06h]

Great job 👏

[@bccthebestok6062]

love all your videos

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Thank you! Subscribers that appreciate them like you are what keep me going. Thanks for watching!

[@stevemayner9662]

Intergetic and a great video, just subscribed

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Awesome! Thank you and I appreciate you subscribing!

[@checkwalkcare8128]

very good video. thank you sir.

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@TheBrownSys]

This is a pretty good setup but a few things I would do differently for a new build. 1. Add the largest conduit possible in the wall between low voltage connections where there is any possibility of technology changes. This will allow you to more easily pull cable for updated cables. Your media room for example. When HDMI goes to HDMI 2.2 or something else you are going to want to replace that cable. Plus you may find the cable fails or just isn't rated for what it claimed and you may need to replace it earlier than expected. 2. If you have a media room add conduit and boxes for runs to do the maximum surround sound setup in that room. You don't have to buy and run the wire but if you have it setup to easily accept the wire you will thank yourself later. Think ahead. Technology is still evolving very quickly you will want to update those cables before you know it.

[@sangn1696]

I totally agree. My house coax cable got f**ked by the heat of summer during the day causing a signal interference. I tried to run a new route but there are too many cables inside the feeding hole. Can't even pull any cable out because of the clips. Then I gotta drill a new hole for it. What a waste!

[@TheBrownSys]

@@sangn1696 That sucks! I moved into a (new to me) house last year and I am still working on completing my project to wire every room with cat6. I envy the option to work with new open walls to do the wiring. Of course having a new house built sounds like a lot of work, I don't envy that.

[@haulinkeister2570]

Do you have a video showing the coax hub finished? Using a big splitter to split the incoming antenna to all the runs?

[@ki4bkn]

I would suggest using the low voltage boxes especially for the central hub because a 4-way splitter will not fit into the blue boxes, 17 year cable tv tech. I also would be careful using the wire staple like that because if you change the shape of the cable it will change the impedance and can cause issues down the road with broadband internet.

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Thanks for your input Jason! I definitely do not draw the staple down tight. Thanks for watching!

[@BryanEbunny]

Cable guy here. I came here to say the same thing. No pinchy pinchy on the coax.

[@BrandonBrownOctaneOverdrive]

I say it third haha. Use drive rings and low Voltage rings instead of blue boxes... I've had contractors rip out my LV rings and replace with blue boxes, thinking that they are actually doing themselves a favor...

[@CMbassin]

The problem with LV boxes on an exterior wall is that there’s no way to air seal the box properly that I know of if you’re using an air permeable insulation. You need to be able to seal up the back of the box where the wire enters.

[@bobmorgan1762]

Plastic Flex Conduit (to pull/replace/upgrade HDMI cables. Also, use the Orange Data J-Boxes for easier access.

[@tulio3571]

Hi there at minute 2.45 you show the coaxial coming outdoor , what could i use so the coaxial doesnt just come out of the stucko wall , that would not look good , is there any kind of box i could use ? thanks

[@runningdrills]

Is this considered standard? Our electrical plan showed some kind of wiring for tv throughout house. However we are in late stage and realizing they didn’t do put it in.

[@mclean343]

How did you finish the 4-gang box? Love your vids man

[@ErnestoMunoz2075]

Awesome, how deep is that frame for the fireplace ??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

That cable running off the Satellite dish is a powered cable. It provides a DC voltage to the LNB (the thing on the arm) Same stuff is used on CCTV cameras.

[@David-rk2hw]

What happens when the hdmi cable by the fireplace fails? I have this similar situation happen. I cannot replace the hdmi as the cable was not run through a type of conduit.

[@lqdxoni1]

quad is a good idea if running near or in paralel to high voltage otherwise tri is prefect for all needs . use a comm box not a smurf box. also is that hdmi even in-wall rated most of those braided ones are for exterior use only so you should have conduit. for the fireplace conduit will save future upgrade frustration. recommend hiring a low voltage tech in the future.

[@donhgr]

Always run cat6 with your coax and get a communication box to mount where your cables meet ant use a piece of conduit to go from the communications box to attic also an electrical outlet is a must at the communications box. Your router will always go at your communications box

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

I did run cat six cable from one side of the house to the other so I can extend my Wi-Fi router if I have to. Thanks for your input and watching!

[@donhgr]

@@TheExcellentLaborer I’ve been doing it 38 years always run cat 6 home run to every room especially if your already running rg6

[@carlcapello9956]

You are doing a great job with all of the cables attached to the boxes for use but, what if the cable is not long enough to connect to the TV or the modem and the computer? Are the cables enabled to make an extension to it for reaching the media electronics?

[@estusflask982]

use a coupler in that case

[@phenry5083]

I would use a proper exterior enclosed demarc box on the exterior, ALL runs inside of smurf tube to "future proof" everything, and use a enclosed structured wiring box at your central point like the ones that leviton uses. Just my two cents from years of low volt wiring.

[@fisforfriendship6093]

my house its on a splitter near the breaker panel and strapped to ceiling of basement and around the wall exposed and also goes through the 1st floor to each bedroom

[@shaunlavoie6183]

That's how I do HDMI behind walls! But, instead of RG6 Coax everywhere, I run Cat6 cable to every room back to the main electrical service area of the house

[@69Ford]

Watching now

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Hey Michael! Enjoy the video!

[@69Ford]

@@TheExcellentLaborer I started my garage renovation and. Since you just commented on my post, thought I'd take a minute and say thanks for your video on wiring a house. I ran electric to 4 inside outlets. 3 outside outlets, and 4 new garage lights. And 2 new breakers, 1 double gang box. All by watching that video. Saved me thousands of dollars thanks very much. If I could show pictures I would. Thanks for taking the timento make these. As a avid lawn care addict. Who use to make videos I know the hours we outnin to editing these videos. 😊 🙏

[@Oldtech51]

Why didn't you use low voltage boxes or plaster rings for all low voltage cables. Is there some special code where you live?

[@JoshuaNY93BX]

I would run a tube so that if you ever have to upgrade the hdmi later all you have to do is drop the cable down the tube or sleeve for easy replacement

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Good idea! Check out my video how to build a stone veneer fireplace. I show how I ran a tube for that purpose. Thanks for watching!

[@buddysteve5543]

So daisy-chaining your coaxial cable from room to room isn't a good approach?

[@estusflask982]

Daisy chaining doesn't work for some applications. Home-runs are best

[@cameron6803]

Ethernet would also be cool

[@sakriso]

I always run RG6 and CAT6 to every room while walls are open into at least one location, maybe two.

[@thebluelunarmonkey]

6:33 you want your broadband modem on the first split, here. If you put the modem in the spare bedroom, it's going to be split twice, reducing the signal - in this case -3.5db and another -3.5db. This can lead to signal degradation and lower speeds. Multiple splitter will cause upstream to exceed 50dBmv and having fewer locked channels. There's 3 factors to signal quality (downstream power, upstream power, and Signal to Noise ratio), you're going to degrade signal with cascaded splitters between the service cable and the modem. When this happens, you're going to say "My internet provider sucks!" Also recommend you use a splitter with outputs equal to the number of cables in use. Don't get a 6 output splitter when only 3 are in use. If you decide not to, then absolutely use a 75ohm coax terminator cap... never leave any splitter output open with nothing connected.... including that cable run to a bedroom where there's not a TV in use... just disconnect the cable and terminate it at the splitter Now if you were running PEX, and had a 1/2" line, split it into two 1/2" lines and expected both appliances to run at the same time while getting the full expected volume and pressure as two dedicated 1/2 lines from the manifold, you'd be crazy to think that right? Same with RG6. As for cable going to the TV, you want your biggest best 4k/8k TV having the fewest splits (and least db loss), compared to your lesser used smaller TVs in the bedroom. one two way split to Modem and TV Leg1 2 way splitter on TV leg1 to Living room TV and TV Leg2 TV Leg 2 split to remaining TVs. Otherwise you're going to notice all the artifacts on your best TV because you've degraded the signal as much as all the other TVs which are smaller and don't need the bandwidth I'm also the type that knows plumbing, electrical, carpentry, woodworking, mechanics (jack of all trades) but in this case it takes doing the research so "just good enough" becomes "the best layout" or get a pro.

[@MA-vm6jl]

Isn’t coaxial cable old tech?? Wouldn’t it be better to just run cat6/7 cable??

[@nailbndr9869]

My internet provider requested cat 5 or 6

[@MA-vm6jl]

@@nailbndr9869 coaxial is old tech

[@jaredheilemann4795]

It is very old tech however it's easy and really cheap to run so better to just have it there if needed since alot of cable providers still use it such as Comcast and direct TV.

[@SanctusShot]

10 years working for the cable company and those 4 gang boxes are not enough space for all those outlets. you definitely need an in-the-wall cabinet. also, try not to smash and those cables when you staple them down. you should have a little bit of play. impedance is a real issue as speeds are increasing to multi-gig speeds

[@joshuacoleman7]

Do you answer DM’s on instagram?

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Hey Joshua! I actually rarely check those. I’ll take a look. Thanks for watching!

[@minnesnowtan9970]

For TV coax is ok, but not for computers. WIFI is terrible because signals get deflected by steel ducts, chutes, insulation with a foil face. Bounced signals mean more retries and slower speeds. Relying on WIFI is not ideal and means you have the same access to your network as do people outside. Super bad if you work from home. Wired is much faster and more secure. Cat 6 cable is what you want in every room with a computer, printer, or desk phone. Use a Keystone Jack to punch down wires in one side and have the RJ-45 on the other. Computers and such use RJ-45 to plug in. One jack per device, when in doubt add an extra (someone may come by with a laptop). If the CAT6 cable is NOT GROUNDED (most are not), then CAT6 should stay about 16 inches from power wires. Twisting the pairs (CAT6 is made that way) helps eliminate outside signals. If Cat6 cable is grounded, then ground the drain wires (to a water pipe or similar) but ONLY on ONE SIDE of the cable or you get a huge antenna and lots of interference. All CAT6 should go to a CAT6 Patch Panel in the basement, number the jacks (wall plates) the same number as the patch panel. The patch panel takes punched in wires on one side and RJ-45 on the other (like a multiple keystone jack). The Patch Panel connects nothing until you connect a Switch to it with "ethernet" cables (patch cables). The switch(es) connect everything, they are the "brains" of a local wired network. Basic switches have a 1Gb (Gigabit) speed, but more new PCs can handle 2.5Gb. even 5Gb and 10Gb. The wire, patch panel, and Keystone Jacks should all be CAT6 or better (no CAT5 or 5e) so you do not have a weak link and reduce your ethernet speed. RJ-45 is the physical hardware connection on the "ethernet cable". "Ethernet" is more like "software", the type of signals used. People often use RJ-45 and Ethernet to describe these hardware items, close enough. Do Not use "telephone wire" for DSL. The old RJ-11 6 conductor cable end fits into an RJ-45 8 conductor jack (socket). Use a CAT6 cable (you probably have a 500ft or 1000ft spool to wire a house) so use a piece of that instead. "Telephone wire" is CAT3 and slow, so why let it be a possible bottleneck to restrict your speed? Your HDMI cable should be labeled at both ends (numbers or letters, be clear) so you know which is which. I also like to number the electrical outlets and switches with the breaker numbers. Women usually hate this on the outside so label inside the switch plate or string tag the wire.

[@Williampincushion1Hasley]

They make an hdmi wall plate and would have worked a lot better

[@BlueNoteStan]

When your house is studs like this, call the cable company and/or sat tv provider you're going to use. Tell them your situation and that you want to have an installer come out and pre-wire your home. Not all companies will do this, and it may not be free, but if they do, it'll save a lot of headache down the road. (A lot of times if you can catch a cable guy, say, at a neighbor's house, you can ask him what his price would be to come do it on his day off, most will!) You might be a go-getter and think you've got a plan, but 99% of people underprepare their new homes for low voltage and while yes, wireless is a thing, it still needs wires! You wouldn't let a low-voltage tech wire your high-voltage electrical, don't let a high-voltage electrician wire your low-voltage stuff.

[@BlueNoteStan]

If you think you need one wire, run two. Not every media company can use only one wire. Most of the time, that ONE coax you ran to your living room tv location isn't going to work when you've got your internet there and you want sat tv. Imagine this scenario: You have Spectrum, everything is going great, but a year later you decide that their tv package is outrageous, but want to still keep their internet. When you built the house, you thought you'd just go with Spectrum and at the old house, they only used the one wire for both services. Well now you want to go to Dish for tv and keep Spectrum for internet. Now I've gotta come to your house and run a new wire (probably on the outside and just drill through your new siding, because let's be honest, I'm trying my best to do a good job and make it neat and tidy, but I get paid by the job, so I literally don't have time to care as much about your house as you do.) Wouldn't it have been nice to have TWO wires ran to the living room and back to the home run location? Also, it's a good idea to run FOUR coax (RG-6 3G ONLY! [or better]) and FOUR Cat-6 to your outside junction box. Keep in mind that in North America, your satellite dishes are going to point south, DirecTV points due south (generally) and Dish points SW or SE (their satellite internet dish points due south though, if you're out in the sticks) It's a good idea to locate your outdoor box on the south wall if possible. Also, don't just buy a small box to fit over the wires that are hanging out of your wall, remember, we have to fit splitters and junctions and all sorts of crap in there. I know you probably don't want some big ol' honkin' box on the side of your house, but better a NEAT big ol' honkin' box than something that is too small and has stuff coming out of it and looks all janky anyways... plus, paint is a thing.... JUST DON'T PAINT YOUR CABLES.... A little pre-installer-arriving labeling wouldn't hurt either, just 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, is all that's necessary. And for the love of all things that are good in this world, please don't drill holes that are the exact diameter of the wire you're running... if I've gotta use it to pull a new wire in, my tape will snag and I'll be an angry installer. Please and thank you! TL;DR - Call a low-voltage tech when your house is studs and ready for wiring (yes, even if "you've got this").

[@user-lw6ml5xz4v]

First, you do great work. With wireless TV and Internet these days... no need for coax - or even Cat 5/6 - running all over the house. Higher speed cabling in the future may be fiber optic cabling - to each room. Moral of the story? Never cables. Run conduit up into the attic. So you can upgrade to the next big thing vs. permanent (and obsolete) cable plants. I used to run coax in all my houses... not anymore. Now its wireless and Roku for TV. And also wireless for phones, tablets, laptops, etc. As for HDMI ... conduit from a lower box to the higher mid wall box. So you can get several cables, in addition to HDMI, between boxes.

[@szymonzak6681]

in Europe we have brick walls

[@bb55555555]

People don’t be this guy. They make rounded staples for anchoring coaxial and Ethernet cables. Use them. These media cables are a little more sensitive and can’t be pinched like this one is using a standard electrical wire anchor.

[@coodapop1535]

I remember running into situations , lots of situations where electricians would run cable ( tv ) . They need to stay with electric , they screwed up so much by doing more less a loop system , what a waste of customers money , always , always , always do home runs . Everytime you split the cable , you lose signal , so many times when you get to the 4th tv , the signal loss is so great it's not watchable . Electricians , stick to electric !!!

[@monopero1]

Bro, those are not the right boxes for low-voltage or HDMI If you ever have to replace the HDMI, those are the improper boxes

[@PabloD360]

😂 HERN RUN = HOME RUN

[@corydunaway]

HMDI? Lol

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Someone finally noticed! Good work!!

[@estusflask982]

You didn't run ethernet/fiber? Big mistake

[@rallbot6090]

'amazon picks' items are just overpriced lmfao

[@robert_i.nastase]

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[@Faruk651]

Looks very unnecessary for today's usage. People still pay for cable tv :O

[@colbyhodges]

This is a clown show.

[@imrannicky9358]

Boring.....

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[@MA-vm6jl]

Wth