Electrical – Securing Conduit Within Walls and Through Lower Stud

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I have an exterior wall opened up on my house and was thinking about installing a conduit to allow myself some flexibility in the future. Possibly:

  • ethernet for security camera
  • simple run for 120v outlet
  • Wiring for a small solar array (2 or 3 consumer panels)

As this is on an exterior wall, my bottom stud (it's not a stud, but I don't know the right term for the wood on top of the foundation) sits on top of the foundation. I don't want to drill into the foundation. I'm wondering how I properly fit a conduit in the wall, where the hole below will need to be drilled at an angle.

For reference, I had an electrician today extend my car charger in this wall area. In the top picture, you can see the cable coming out, and in the bottom picture, the cable entering (and the guess holes). Can I drill another angled hole and secure the conduit over the hole in the stud, or does the conduit need to extend all the way, unbroken into the house, terminating in a box?

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Best Answer

Bend the conduit, either use flexible conduit, or use a conduit bender to bend rigid conduit, or use heat to soften rigid PVC conduit.

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