Joe S.
Stunt Coordinator
The time has come to replace the awful carpet in our HT basement. This may be a blessing in disguise as once the old carpet is ripped up, I can go in and run the cable on the bare subfloor and attach them to in-wall ports as would look best. Unfortunately, due to this room being already finished and having airducts in the roof and fire breaks along the ceiling/walls, running the wires across the floor is the only real option. The area under the subfloor is open (then dirt) but these will be 20+ ft runs, I really don't want to rip up the subfloor and make a huge mess.
My question is what is the best way to run wire under padding/carpet? Right now I use standard 12 gauge wire from Home Depot, it works fine for my level of system. Are there other options that I should look into, or just use what I already have? I have heard of flat speaker wire, is that a possibility I should consider?
Folks that have undertaken a similar project, please lend me your wisdom. Thanks in advance...
My question is what is the best way to run wire under padding/carpet? Right now I use standard 12 gauge wire from Home Depot, it works fine for my level of system. Are there other options that I should look into, or just use what I already have? I have heard of flat speaker wire, is that a possibility I should consider?
Folks that have undertaken a similar project, please lend me your wisdom. Thanks in advance...