I've seen some similar posts but not necessarily addressing my particular situation.
Our house has an unfinished basement , main floor, and second floor. We have our router set up next to our TV on the main floor. There are outlets covered by face plates that all have CAT 3 wiring in all of the bedrooms on the second floor.
I would like to wire CAT 5e for my second floor office. There is an existing plug in the perfect spot by my desk, but I would have to run the wire. I'm not sure exactly how this would work.
The router on the first floor does have a PVC pipe in the wall right beside which leads to the basement. I get that I could make use of that, but I'm not sure how the run would work from the basement to the second floor.
When I took the face plate off the office outlet, the CAT 3 wire looks like it is coming down from above, so I'm assuming it is in the attic.
How would one run the wire in this situation?
Best Answer
As others have said without seeing you house there is no way to answer this question exactly. Some techniques that might be useful.
You have an unfinished basement (this is a great start as it allows you to move horizontally below the ground floor.
You don't mention it but you probably have a loft space that allows you to move horizontally above the 2nd floor. When you find the right wall simply drill a hole in the top plate and drop a weighted string down and you can pull a cable.
In terms of vertical runs look for where existing utilities already run the length of the house. Think air conditioning ducts, toilets, plumbing etc. I'm not suggesting you run in the ducts/pipe but there is often a space beside the duct/pipe you can use.
Something you fill find useful,
Ultimately it comes down to exploring the options in your house.