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i checked other threads related to this, but couldn't find any good suggestions. I don't have the option of running the wire through a cold air return.
basically here is my problem......i'm trying to run a number of wires / cords through a wall behind my tv in my basement. i don't have surround sound (yet), but will in the near future. I have some rock speakers that are going to be placed in a garden out back, and i want to connect them to my receiver in my basement. I also want to run a cat-5 cable to an adjacent room that houses my router. lastly, i want to run speaker wire once i get speakers.
I have a drop ceiline which should make it pretty easy, however the wall i'm trying to run the wires through has insulation behind it causing me problems. to further compound the issue, at the top of the wall (in the ceiling), there is no gap present where i can very easily slide a snake down/up. I had to drill a small hole through the drywall. the hole is not very big, due to the fact that i am limited in space -- i can only drill between the metal runner that hold the drop ceiling panel and the 2 by 4 that the drywall is nailed to. I hope the picture helps. Basically, when i run the snake down from the hole in the ceiling, i'm running into insulation due to the fact that i can't get the snake to go straight down. It's going in through the hole and pointing away from the drywall. If i could find a way to get the snake to go more straight up and down i think i could get it to run between the back of the drywall and the insulation. Please help. Thanks in advance.

basically here is my problem......i'm trying to run a number of wires / cords through a wall behind my tv in my basement. i don't have surround sound (yet), but will in the near future. I have some rock speakers that are going to be placed in a garden out back, and i want to connect them to my receiver in my basement. I also want to run a cat-5 cable to an adjacent room that houses my router. lastly, i want to run speaker wire once i get speakers.
I have a drop ceiline which should make it pretty easy, however the wall i'm trying to run the wires through has insulation behind it causing me problems. to further compound the issue, at the top of the wall (in the ceiling), there is no gap present where i can very easily slide a snake down/up. I had to drill a small hole through the drywall. the hole is not very big, due to the fact that i am limited in space -- i can only drill between the metal runner that hold the drop ceiling panel and the 2 by 4 that the drywall is nailed to. I hope the picture helps. Basically, when i run the snake down from the hole in the ceiling, i'm running into insulation due to the fact that i can't get the snake to go straight down. It's going in through the hole and pointing away from the drywall. If i could find a way to get the snake to go more straight up and down i think i could get it to run between the back of the drywall and the insulation. Please help. Thanks in advance.
