In traditional wood stud/drywall construc- tion you should first cut the hole for the speaker and utilize the large hole to auger across the (through the ceiling joists) for as far as your drill bit will take you. Sometimes, you will need to use the “notching” technique to reach areas your drill bit won’t reach or to turn corners (e.g. to go down the wall when there is not an accessible attic). Don’t make an irregular hole in the drywall. If you carefully cut a rectangular hole in the drywall you can use the drywall you cut as the patch. Notch the bottom of the joists and run the wire through the notches. Protect the wire with nail plates. Once you’ve run your wire replace the hatch you cut using stan- dard drywall “joint tape” and “joint com- pound” to hold the patch in place, let dry, sand surface and
Figure 8
The door jamb has been removed and the speaker wire concealed between the wall and the jamb. Nail plates are installed to protect the wire and the door jamb is replaced
Installation Fundamentals
Figure 9 Diagram of ceiling speaker cut-out with ceiling joists notched for wire run.
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