Hiding wire is one of the most custom parts of home theater building.
Dropping through drywall, or existing walls, is one of the more problematic parts of customizing a home theater or audio listening room. It invariably involves a little wall patching, but if you're lucky, you can drop cable without impediments from cross-members in the wall. On the other hand, there's usually just one cross member to deal with, so even that is not a big obstacle in creating a truly custom home entertainment environment.
Instructions
1. Use a stud finder to find a clear channel between studs. Note where the speaker(s) are or will be placed, and with a pencil mark the spot on the wall where the wire will be dropped. Do the same with another mark just above the baseboard exactly below the top mark.
2. Drill a 1/2-inch hole for the wire at the marked spots. Drop a fishing line weighted with an 8-inch length of light-duty chain from the upper hole down the wall channel.
3. Use a straightened metal hanger formed into an L-shape with a hooked end to snare the chain portion. With the hanger in the lower hole, pull the chained line out from the wall.
4. Tape the speaker wire around the chain. If pulling multiple wires, stagger them to keep the length as thin as possible. Wrap the wire from the line to two inches below the point of the lowest wire. Pull the speaker wire up the drywall by pulling the line from the top hole. Pull through the until enough speaker length is outside the wall to easily connect the speaker.
5. Connect the speaker. Patch the holes with patching compound. Repeat all steps for other speakers.
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