Wire Feed To Attic

Thread the fish tape.

Wire feed to attic.

Extend the blade of the fish tape until it is visible in the wall. Level 2 original poster 1 point 2 years ago edited 2 years ago. Bring all of the wire up into the attic. There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure.

Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole. It will be next to impossible to drill downward under the portion of the roof that slopes to the attic floor without a right angle drill. 5 attach the wiring in the 3 by 5 inch hole to the end of the fish tape. While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other.

One method is to run individual wires. Keep the fish tape against the inner edge of the drywall and out of the insulation as you feed it toward the upper hole. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. Run the wire or cable to its destination.

When working from an attic space it will be significantly easier to access a wall space on the floor below by working either an interior wall or the exterior wall that is on the gable end of the structure. Attach the wire or cable to a fish tape or coat hanger using electrical tape and feed it into the hole until it reaches the opening at the other end. The proper way to run wiring on the exterior wall of a house.