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In traditional wood stud/drywall construc-
tion you should first cut the hole for the
speaker and utilize the large hole to auger
across the (through the ceiling joists) for as
far as your drill bit will take you.
Sometimes, you will need to use the
“notching” technique to reach areas your
drill bit won’t reach or to turn corners (e.g.
to go down the wall when there is not an
accessible attic). Don’t make an irregular
hole in the drywall. If you carefully cut a
rectangular hole in the drywall you can
use the drywall you cut as the patch.
Notch the bottom of the joists and run the
wire through the notches. Protect the wire
with nail plates. Once you’ve run your
wire replace the hatch you cut using stan-
dard drywall “joint tape” and “joint com-
pound” to hold the patch in place, let dry,
sand surface and touch-up the wall with
paint.
(See Figure 9).
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Installation Fundamentals
Figure 8
Figure 9
Diagram of ceiling speaker cut-out with ceiling joists notched for wire run.
The door jamb has been removed and the
speaker wire concealed between the wall and
the jamb. Nail plates are installed to protect
the wire and the door jamb is replaced