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One neeed not lift floorboards, or drill through floors and ceilings to run wires. What I have done in my apartment, and what friends have done in their houses
by korethr 10y ago
One neeed not lift floorboards, or drill through floors and ceilings to run wires. What I have done in my apartment, and what friends have done in their houses is run the wires along the base or tops of walls, tucked out of the way. Then one need not worry about pets or vacuum cleaners getting at the wires to chew them up, or getting tripped up by wires laying loose across the floor. There's a 100' meter limit for copper cables for ethernet. In my experience, that's plenty for most homes and offices, even when running along the walls.
- revscat 10y agoCan you recommend something for attaching cables to ceilings in a nondestructive manner? I also live in an apartment and this is a concern.
- extra88 10y agoGoogle "nail in cable clips." A small nail makes a small hole but if you run the cable along a wooden baseboard or molding, the holes aren't really noticeable (not like a hole in the wall from hanging a picture). There are adhesive cable clips but I've never used them, they're probably more expensive especially if they're the "Command(tm)" adhesive that's supposed to come off cleanly.
- baq 10y ago3m has everything necessary: http://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/~/Command-Clear-Small-Cord-Clips?N=5924736+3294529207+3294737326&rt=rud http://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/~/Command-C... http://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/?N=5924736+3294529207+3294737327&rt=rud http://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/?N=5924736+...
- wang_li 10y agoIf your rooms are carpeted, there is actually a gap between the baseboard and the floor. With care you can fit coax or cat5 in there no problem. It ends up completely hidden.
- mjevans 10y agoProperly setup command strip based hooks can work. However most apartments let you 'hang pictures'; anything that leaves so small of a hole that painting over it effectively patches it.