[Tfug] OT: cabling

[Bexley Hall]

Hi Charles,

> >> I figure it is "acceptible" to deal with cables running
> >> around the periphery of the room along the floor.
>
> You could always install crown molding, run your wires behind
> the molding, drill an inch hole through the drywall, drop your 
> wire down to the fire-stop.

Huh??  *Crown* molding is at the *top* of the wall.  I don't see
what that buys you (me)?  If I was concerned about the appearance
of the wires in the office, I'd slip them behind the baseboard
(molding) -- usually there is an inch gap between the drywall
and the floor (if not, you can *make* one  :> ) -- and just
remount the molding to cover the "channel" that houses the
wire.

In my case, there are just too many drops in too small a
space.  I.e., my office is just a bedroom.  I have tables that
suround most of the room.  Machines *under* the tables and
other equipment (monitors, printers, etc.) on top of the tables.
So, the ~12 drops are distributed along maybe 30 feet of
wall (?) -- it would look like swiss cheese if I tried to install
real wall sockets for the network cables!  :>

But, this is a great way to add things like hifi speakers to
a room without making a big mess.

> I did that.  Super cheap, no drywall
> work, and you get the crown molding for free.
> 
> Of course, you need some skill to miter the compound
> angles, "just caulk it"  ;)

Get yourself a nice miter box (or, better yet, a good
cutoff saw!).  The Right Tools is more than half the
solution.