How To Drop Wires Through Wall From Attic

Cut the holes that the wire will pass through to enter and exit the attic.

How to drop wires through wall from attic.

Drop the string and catch it in the wall cutout and use that to pull the cable through. If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist. Drill destination hole in floor. Use a piece of string that you can add a small weight to such as a steel nut or whatever you can find.

Strip the end of the sheathing attach the wires to the fish tape and tape them in place. Depending on what the wiring is for this may be go through the drywall to the ceiling for instance for new lighting or be farther down on a wall. Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location. Run the wire or cable to its destination.

Make sure that someone holds the opposite end of the cable securely while you fish it to the next location to avoid pulling the cable into the wall where you can t reach it. Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box.