Run Coax Along Roof

Lay out your cable run so that it will run along the face of a stud or perpendicular to the studs so that the cable staples or cable strap nail are driven into a stud and not just the wall.

Run coax along roof.

Mount a long j pole on the side of the second story and hope the reception is good enough. I am still trying to educate myself on that topic. For now i m going to try 5. Bring it under and attach it to the soffit.

Don t secure the coax. Secure it once it leaves the roof. If there is a connector on the cable it s several times more difficult and you need a bigger hole. This means only the antenna and dongle.

If i was called in to do it i d fish it thru the soffit which is hollow. But i d worry about it ripping shingles off in high winds. Here s a creative idea. Here are some of the tips reported by homeowners landlords property managers and anyone who happens to be running coax cable through a residence to provide telecommunications hookups.

In that application there is no need to fasten the coax to the roof. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. I would run the coax cable around under the eaves around the house. There is plenty of coax in the house as the previous tenants had a dish on the roof still there but as.

Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. Place a little as possible on the roof.

Either use two people or very short pulls and trips to the other end to check to be sure that the cable is not getting kinked as you pull it when you can t see the other end of the pull. You want a good long section of tape run the long way not a little ring at the end. I would recommend not running the coax over the gutter or for that matter over any exposed roofing material period as the cable will be exposed to uv radiation and break down faster as well as trapping leaves and other foreign matter.