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Having Trouble running New TV Cable through 1st & Second Story Walls?

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Diog asked:


I am Installing a New HDTV Antenna, because my Old one doesn’t pick up the Digital Channels very well on my HDTV (ATSC Tuner).

SO, I am Installing a New HDTV Antenna in my Attic to Recieve the Digital Channels.

It is a Channel Master 4 Bay HDTV Antenna that has a Range of 50 Miles. I’ve already Hooked in Up to Test it. Just ran a Cable for my HDTV directly to it, and I get Everything Digital.

Now, I am having Trouble running the Antenna Cable between the 1st & 2nd Story Walls. There is a Phone Cable runing through one Particular spot between a Bedroom upstairs, and my LivingRooom Downstairs. I tryed to use the Phone Wire to pull some Kite String up to the Phone Jack in the 2nd Story Bedroom, but apparently the hole that runs in Between the 1st & 2nd Story Walls is Too Small to run anymore Cable through it.

I Know that if I were to somehow Drill through this 2×4 at the Bottom of the 2nd Story Wall upstairs, I could run the Cable through there.

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But, I don’t have any room to put a Drill inside the Wall, to do this.

Is there a Way to run a Cable between a 1st & Second Story Wall, without Destorying my Drywall?!? Or through the Edge of the Wall or Floor, to get it Through to the 1st Story Wall?!?

I just want to get the Cable downstairs, into my LivingRoom!! Can this be Done?!?

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