What is the best (and quickest) way to secure a single cat5 run to a ceiling like this (its solid concrete) ? Thank you
What Is The Best (And Quickest) Way To Secure A Single Cat5 Run To A Concrete Ceiling?
Drive a standard #8 plastic anchor into the ceiling, and hammer a drive ring into it. Then, use a laser level or a snap line to mark a straight line. Hammer a drive ring about every five feet or so. Thread the cable through and secure with zip ties, making sure keep them loose or you'll get crosstalk. Some use velcro straps or electric tape.
I use a laser level for a ceiling mounts, because nothing looks worse than a cable snake on a ceiling. That said, for a single cable I'd to 1/4" plastic anchors and screw down coax clips. Because the clips are made for coax you shouldn't have to worry about over tightening.
Probably, but we use CAT6 only which is just about perfect. Nothing a little tape won't fix, and you really don't want it too tight anyway.
I would wait for those walls to go up so the cable doesn't get squashed against the ceiling by the carpenters.....
They make differing sizes of these insulated cable clamps, so you will need to check the OD of your particular cable and match it up with the correct size clamp. I would use those clamps with a #10 stainless screw into an alligator plastic anchor.
1/2 inch emt. then the wire is easy. future adds easy too.
Ari, I think different. Two holes in concrete for each 10 feet. Stays straight. Wire pull in 10 mins. construction won't cut wire. cheaper in the long run.
If ever running EMT, run 3/4" for the ability to handle more than a few runs.
this is the easy and the cheapest way to do it and it looks neat TIE WRAP MOUNTS MASONRY to the wall and thats it
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