Just realized my old way of running coax through a finished basement was a huge waste of time

I used to always drill up from the crawlspace and fish blindly, which took me about 45 minutes per drop. Last month, a retired installer told me to use a flexible drill bit extension and go sideways along the floor joists from the utility room. Tried it on a job in Cedar Rapids last week and cut that time down to maybe 15 minutes. Anyone else have a simple trick that saved them a ton of time on a common job?

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walker.cole3d ago

Man, I feel that. My old method was to try and snake a fish tape down from the attic like some kind of contortionist, usually just ended up knocking a bunch of insulation loose on my own head. Took forever and the success rate was maybe fifty-fifty. Switching to using a glow rod from below the floor made it feel like I'd discovered fire or something. Suddenly it was just... easy.

the_holly3d ago

Honestly thought fishing from the attic was the only real way to do it. Seeing someone use a glow rod from below totally flipped that idea on its head. Might have to try that next time.

annas872d ago

Yeah, the magnet trick saved me a ton of time.