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scritch

18/07/2010 9:27 AM

OT: More attractive (less ugly) external house wiring.

I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
cable?


This topic has 12 replies

kk

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 12:00 PM

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:27:54 -0700, scritch <[email protected]> wrote:

>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>cable?

PVC conduit? Run them inside?

SS

Stuart

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 8:13 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
> coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
> these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
> cable?

Plastic trunking?

BA

Bob AZ

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

19/07/2010 2:02 PM

=A0Is there a more attractive way to dress
> these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
> cable?

Scritch

WIremold has some "snap top" gutter that is nice. Many dimensions such
as 1" X 2". Paint as desired. Also there are many other brands. Check
with an electrical supply such as Graybar. PVC conduit is also nice.
Needs mounts such as clamps. Try Home Depot.

Bob AZ

Ll

"Leon"

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 2:49 PM


"scritch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>cable?

Cover with a moulding.

ww

whit3rd

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 9:56 PM

On Jul 18, 9:27=A0am, scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
> coaxial cable, telephone, etc. =A0Is there a more attractive way to dress
> these wires on the outside of the house

Well, I don't know of a LESS attractive way, so I guess the
answer must be yes. Can any or all of the wiring be run
inside, either in the attic or basement or crawlspace unfinished
spaces?

Neatest systems (important for business premise wiring) are
based on a wiring closet. One gathers all internal and external
wiring to a single interconnect site.

Mm

-MIKE-

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 12:41 PM

On 7/18/10 11:27 AM, scritch wrote:
> I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
> coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
> these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
> cable?


Maybe that half-moon channel they use to run electric lines up and down
utility poles?


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LD

"Lobby Dosser"

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 4:37 PM

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:27:54 -0700, scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>>cable?
>
> PVC conduit? Run them inside?

& paint same color

LD

"Lobby Dosser"

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 6:47 PM

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:37:17 -0700, "Lobby Dosser" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>><[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:27:54 -0700, scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>>>>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>>>>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>>>>cable?
>>>
>>> PVC conduit? Run them inside?
>>
>>& paint same color
>
> Yes, I should have mentioned that. The paint is needed for UV protection,
> as
> well as looks (PVC is seriously ugly).


I think I used paint thinner last time I used PVC pipe to remove the stamped
data. IIRC, it bleeds through paint.

kk

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 7:38 PM

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:37:17 -0700, "Lobby Dosser" <[email protected]> wrote:

><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:27:54 -0700, scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>>>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>>>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>>>cable?
>>
>> PVC conduit? Run them inside?
>
>& paint same color

Yes, I should have mentioned that. The paint is needed for UV protection, as
well as looks (PVC is seriously ugly).

LL

LdB

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

19/07/2010 12:01 PM

On 7/18/2010 11:27 AM, scritch wrote:
> I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
> coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
> these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
> cable?

Is it possible to reroute the wiring through an attic or basement?

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 2:33 PM

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:49:16 -0500, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote the following:

>
>"scritch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house wiring,
>>coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive way to dress
>>these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple runs of stapled
>>cable?
>
>Cover with a moulding.

Ayup. Put up J-moulding, scritch. http://fwd4.me/XRz
Drill drain holes every couple feet and paint the surfaces.
If you can't buy it the same color as the house or trim, paint it
yourself.

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throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions,
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Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to scritch on 18/07/2010 9:27 AM

18/07/2010 1:05 PM

scritch wrote:
> I am repainting the house and need to re-run the external house
> wiring, coaxial cable, telephone, etc. Is there a more attractive
> way to dress these wires on the outside of the house besides multiple
> runs of stapled cable?

Uh, inside a conduit?


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