How To Run Wire Through Walls Without Cutting Drywall

Calculate the proper amount of wire and the most expedient routes for the circuits.

How to run wire through walls without cutting drywall.

A drywall saw is a long slender knife with sharp cutting teeth. If you don t want to remove drywall then you ll be running most of the wires through the attic or the crawl space. Cutting into drywall is little more than collateral damage that needs to be minimized. The true focus of the task should be the electrical wiring not rough carpentry and demolition work.

If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist. Prepare for that by moving insulation away from the walls through which you need to pass the wires and marking the existing wires you need to remove. Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box. Running electrical wire through closed walls is a project that few do it yourselfers enjoy.

A decent stud finder is a must have for every wire fishing job but don t throw it back in your pouch after you ve located the studs. You don t want to find out the hard way that you should have fished your wire one stud cavity to the left or right. Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location.