I hired a contractor to install laminate flooring in my townhome. As he ripped off the carpet to install the laminate flooring, there were lots of telephone wires that ran under the carpet that had to be cut because my contractor claimed that the laminate flooring couldn’t have any wiring under it. Now I am left with disconnected telephone cables that need to be taken around the walls, baseboard etc. My laminate flooring guy said he doesn’t do this work. After he left I have tried couple of ways of getting the wire around and it looks a little ugly… I am trying to see if there is any better way conceal the telephone wire and may be expose them to a minimum. Suggestions/ideas please?
I’m assuming that there is a concrete slab beneath the flooring. If not, you could simply route the wires below the floor. (crawlspace?) Or maybe there is another level of the townhome below?
Assuming the concrete subfloor, here are two strategies:
First, route the wires below the base board. You would cut away the bottom half inch of the base board, run the wires in that space and then cover it with some biggish shoe.
Second alternative would be to run the wires around the room inside of crown. This raises the question of how to get it up to the crown…
Nathan, could you please expand your explanation of sheetrocking the interior of a tower? I am not a professional, just a DIYer and I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “layering.” Thanks!!
December 4th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
How do you sheetrock the interior of a tower with it’s rounded walls?
December 4th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Hi Chris, for sheetrocking any curved surface, you’ll want to use .25″ sheetrock in two layers (three is even better — more evenly curving).
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I hired a contractor to install laminate flooring in my townhome. As he ripped off the carpet to install the laminate flooring, there were lots of telephone wires that ran under the carpet that had to be cut because my contractor claimed that the laminate flooring couldn’t have any wiring under it. Now I am left with disconnected telephone cables that need to be taken around the walls, baseboard etc. My laminate flooring guy said he doesn’t do this work. After he left I have tried couple of ways of getting the wire around and it looks a little ugly… I am trying to see if there is any better way conceal the telephone wire and may be expose them to a minimum. Suggestions/ideas please?
February 6th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I’m assuming that there is a concrete slab beneath the flooring. If not, you could simply route the wires below the floor. (crawlspace?) Or maybe there is another level of the townhome below?
Assuming the concrete subfloor, here are two strategies:
First, route the wires below the base board. You would cut away the bottom half inch of the base board, run the wires in that space and then cover it with some biggish shoe.
Second alternative would be to run the wires around the room inside of crown. This raises the question of how to get it up to the crown…
March 24th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Nathan, could you please expand your explanation of sheetrocking the interior of a tower? I am not a professional, just a DIYer and I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “layering.” Thanks!!
May 10th, 2008 at 8:04 am
As an alternative to wired phones, pickup a set that includes extra phones that connect to the main phone wirelessly.