How difficult is it to put a cable line into my room?

kazaam
kazaam Posts: 92
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
Is it pretty easy or should I just pay my cable provider the $32 to do it?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    It depends on the room. $32.00 is pretty cheap so I am guessing he just runs a line through the floor or a wall and connects to the box. I doubt you will get a faceplate installed for that cheap.

    I did all the cable runs in my home.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited September 2011
    go measure how many ft of cable you would need and see how much you would save by doing it.. 32 bucks is pretty cheap
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2011
    Can you cut coax, crimp connectors, test for shorts?
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited September 2011
    Well the reason why it is cheap is because of how they run it. Most cable companies or satellite installers just run it on the out side of the house then drill a hole clear through the wall. It is a half a$$ job. I would be really mad if they ran it that way in my house. Nothing like punching holes through the exterior walls instead or fishing it inside.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited September 2011
    jbooker82 wrote: »
    Well the reason why it is cheap is because of how they run it. Most cable companies or satellite installers just run it on the out side of the house then drill a hole clear through the wall. It is a half a$$ job. I would be really mad if they ran it that way in my house. Nothing like punching holes through the exterior walls instead or fishing it inside.


    Agree completely. They put a hole straight through my friend's hardwoods without even asking- total a--hole move. If it's on the first floor and you have a basement (with open joists) or a crawlspace, it's easy and takes 10 minutes. Things get incrementally harder, but with some effort and fish tape you can run wires anywhere.

    I feel like Polk had a PDF with some pointers?
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited September 2011
    Here it is:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/downloads/DIYTutorial.pdf

    Everything you need to know.
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