Best option to hide cables behind a tracked wall??

FUNKYDADDIO

Hi Guys, I have a shell of a house and have taken the opportunity to wall mount the TV. The electrician has fitted a single socket above the fireplace which runs down the side of where the fireplace will be. My quetion is this, what is the best way to ensure as few cables as possible running behind the track they cut which will be platered this weekend? Is there anything which runs multiple functions i.e. HDMI, Scarts etc... Many many thanks..

leolion2177

Hi

Your best bet would be to run an extra conduit alongside it which you can access from the attic or somewhere handy - you could put a blank plate on it until you are ready to run whatever cables to it.

You might want to consider leaving enough room for aerials , hdmi , internet cables and possibly phone lines for your sky box or xbox if necessary.
Most new TVs will soon be connecting to the Internet so best to leave a bit of room for expansion.

Leo

jtk174

Would agree with above and go down the additional conduit install. ( You don't want data cables running along with mains cables)

I would also size it to take account of the cables you are thinking of now and leave plenty of room for expansion.
It might also be handy to have the extra space in the conduit should you need to run cables that have connectors already fitted at the end.

I would also fit a draw cord into the conduit from the off, to help pull cables through the conduit in the future.

Milko

1 x ct100
1 x hdmi v1.4
4 x cat5/6
should do the trick for most households

But then it all depends on what you plan to hook up & what your needs are ???

spike7451

jtk174 wrote: »

Would agree with above and go down the additional conduit install. ( You don't want data cables running along with mains cables)

I would also size it to take account of the cables you are thinking of now and leave plenty of room for expansion.
It might also be handy to have the extra space in the conduit should you need to run cables that have connectors already fitted at the end.

I would also fit a draw cord into the conduit from the off, to help pull cables through the conduit in the future.

Seconded.The amount of installs or service calls I've done where a cable needs to be replaced or added makes a draw cord a must,as most of the time it's near on impossible without one!