Hi All,
I am consolidating and centralizing my home A/V, Video/Security, Network & Home Automation to a Centralized Closet with a Network rack system. In doing so I am also relocating my 4K to a wall adjacent to the centralized closet and wish to run a conduit from the TV to the closet to run 2 HMDI, 1 Ethernet, 1 Toslink and 2 small IR cables (Headphone wire.)
The wall IS an interior load bearing wall (2x4's with 16" spacing. Load is roof trusses.) To get from the TV cavity to the wall of the closet is about 5' feet so I would need to cut thru 4 studs and have an additional foot or two on each end of the conduit to make a realistic sweep I could pull cable thru.
My local code will allow a 1 3/8" hole in the stud, though a local contractor told me that 1 1/4" is better since the edge of the hole to edge of the stud is what an inspector would measure and the the smaller bore gives a little room for error.
I am looking at the Carlson Riser Guard in 1" I have a few questions though. Since the nominal outside diameter is a little bigger than the 1 1/4" and even the 1 3/8" hole, does anyone have some real world experience is working this through a 1 1/4" hole? I know it is flexible and I am only working it thru 3 or 4 studs but I need to know if this idea is DOA or doable?
Also is my 2 HDMI, 1 Ethernet, Toslink & 2 audio cables doable in a 1" race way? I know the cables themselves will fit EASILY (depending on my HDMI choices of course) and I don't plan on pulling all thru at the same time but I have to wonder that if I need to replace and HDMI in the future, do I have enough wiggle room? I was planning on either/or or both the Monoprice Redmere high speed or the Blue Jeans Cable BJC Belden FE series HDMI cables.
I also have to cut out a stud in the same wall and frame in a window for my center channel that will be directly above the TV. This will require opening up the dry wall near the area so I can use any tool or hole saw around it. However, for the other studs I do have the equipment handy to 6" hole saw the dry wall to allow room to use my 1 1/4" hole saw to go thru the dry wall and reinstall the "plug" with minimal invasiveness. If I MUST use 1 3/8" then I will have to buy/rent a real right angle drill and do MUCH more invasive drywall work to cut out enough room to work with the tools on the studs.
Any thoughts or ideas? Any other options for the brand/type of conduit to work with my needs? Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Michael in Tallahassee, FL
I am consolidating and centralizing my home A/V, Video/Security, Network & Home Automation to a Centralized Closet with a Network rack system. In doing so I am also relocating my 4K to a wall adjacent to the centralized closet and wish to run a conduit from the TV to the closet to run 2 HMDI, 1 Ethernet, 1 Toslink and 2 small IR cables (Headphone wire.)
The wall IS an interior load bearing wall (2x4's with 16" spacing. Load is roof trusses.) To get from the TV cavity to the wall of the closet is about 5' feet so I would need to cut thru 4 studs and have an additional foot or two on each end of the conduit to make a realistic sweep I could pull cable thru.
My local code will allow a 1 3/8" hole in the stud, though a local contractor told me that 1 1/4" is better since the edge of the hole to edge of the stud is what an inspector would measure and the the smaller bore gives a little room for error.
I am looking at the Carlson Riser Guard in 1" I have a few questions though. Since the nominal outside diameter is a little bigger than the 1 1/4" and even the 1 3/8" hole, does anyone have some real world experience is working this through a 1 1/4" hole? I know it is flexible and I am only working it thru 3 or 4 studs but I need to know if this idea is DOA or doable?
Also is my 2 HDMI, 1 Ethernet, Toslink & 2 audio cables doable in a 1" race way? I know the cables themselves will fit EASILY (depending on my HDMI choices of course) and I don't plan on pulling all thru at the same time but I have to wonder that if I need to replace and HDMI in the future, do I have enough wiggle room? I was planning on either/or or both the Monoprice Redmere high speed or the Blue Jeans Cable BJC Belden FE series HDMI cables.
I also have to cut out a stud in the same wall and frame in a window for my center channel that will be directly above the TV. This will require opening up the dry wall near the area so I can use any tool or hole saw around it. However, for the other studs I do have the equipment handy to 6" hole saw the dry wall to allow room to use my 1 1/4" hole saw to go thru the dry wall and reinstall the "plug" with minimal invasiveness. If I MUST use 1 3/8" then I will have to buy/rent a real right angle drill and do MUCH more invasive drywall work to cut out enough room to work with the tools on the studs.
Any thoughts or ideas? Any other options for the brand/type of conduit to work with my needs? Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Michael in Tallahassee, FL