How To Hide Wires In Vinyl Siding

As much as i don t care for it most retrofit a c installs i ve seen use a downspout to conceal the lineset and wires.

How to hide wires in vinyl siding.

Home improvement expert lou manfredini shows kathie lee and hoda some tips and tricks for hiding electrical cords how to choose the right front door and demonstrates how to replace vinyl siding. Wrap around the wires. Measure the length of the cords you want to conceal then measure and cut flex tubing to match the length. Use cable ties to bundle cords and snip off the ends as needed.

Insert the hooked tip of the fish tape into the gap and push the tip a few inches behind the siding before. Remove 3 4 inches of insulation from the individual wires. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. How to hide cables in vinyl siding.

My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. Pull the tube apart and wrap around the wires that were tied together. There are lots of clips that use two sided tape in the electrical section of the hardware big box store. I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires.

To make the connections in the junction box. You could even use some duct seal or silicone to hold it in place. Pull up gently on the lower lip of the vinyl siding where you wish to hide the cable. Conceal with flex tubing.

That in conjunction with opening up some sheathing on the outside to get wires routed on the correct side of the wall may clean things up a bit.