best way to hide cat5 cables?

[bentwookie]

besides going wireless I have a couple of 12ft runs in the bedrooms and want to protect them along the baseborder...can I run them in some kind of conduit pipe without affecting anything?

me=noobie to networking..thx!

 

[ScottMac]

Home Depot (and similar stores) have adhesive(or screw-on) plastic channel. It's available in widths down to ~1/2 inch (~1cm).

You'll find it in the electrical department. Panduit is a popular brand name (like Kleenex). If you can find it, ask for Panduit ....

It's also available in various shades of white / cream and is paintable.

It's semi-cheap.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[FoBoT]

yes, they sell something called Panduit, its a plastic square pipe like thing
if you just want something cheap/don't care about the looks you could just use pvc
but if its semi permanent and you want it to look better , find the panduit stuff

 

[cmetz]

In a carpeted room with molding at the baseboard, you can just shove about 2-3 cat5 cables down in there, basically sitting underneath the molding and beside the carpet edge. This hides the length of cables pretty well, then the ends just have to stick out. It's cheezy, but it works.

 

[bentwookie]

thx for the replies...can I fit 3 or 4 cat lines in that panduit?

 

[Spikey289]

You should be able to, I was able to. If not they have diffrent diamaters of the stuff to choose from.

 

[FoolishMcNasty]

just get some pvc conduit (they come in all different diameters) and run it along the baseboards...the make elbow pieces if you need to wrap around a corner...

 

[SgtBuddy]

Take 3 or 4 or 5 short (1 foot) lenghts of cable to the store with you. Test it out.

 

[ktwebb]

You can find various types of cable raceway at Home Depot or Lowes. Metal raceway, which you'll generally need to used screws with anchor clips or the plastic panduit type, which will have the sticky two sided adhesive on the back. We still used screws with Panuduit because the adhesive tends to let go if the wall is rough or is dirty when you put the molding up. If your running something more permanent I would personally go with the metal raceway over Panduit but mileage varies. If you have some angles you can buy the accessories there as well. I would disagree with an earlier comment about this being cheap. Perspective I suppose but it is pretty damn expensive if you ask me for a single 8 foot piece of wire molding. The metal kind anyway. I prefer using that however it my be cost prohibitive for you. The panduit raceway should be slightly less expensive. If you need several 6 or 8' foot lengths and couplers, right angles, end caps and things of that nature, prepare to pay for it. Raceway and accessories can add up in a hurry.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: cmetz
In a carpeted room with molding at the baseboard, you can just shove about 2-3 cat5 cables down in there, basically sitting underneath the molding and beside the carpet edge. This hides the length of cables pretty well, then the ends just have to stick out. It's cheezy, but it works.

I do this as well. It works really nice if you only have a few cables.

 

[calpha]

I'm trying to get up the stones to put a wall jack in.. I had an extra outlet installed (AC) last month, and I watched every step of what they did.

But damn......it' still scared. BTW>...it's my house 🙂

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: calpha
I'm trying to get up the stones to put a wall jack in.. I had an extra outlet installed (AC) last month, and I watched every step of what they did.

But damn......it' still scared. BTW>...it's my house 🙂

Its not hard honest, I was able to wire my jacks in my rooms. I bought the multi-jack plates, just take the time and plan the maxium jacks you want in each room. Takes sometime, IMHO its easier to work w/ internal walls then outside walls. I'm happy w/ my work.