thapranksta
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I am planning to fish some cat5e ethernet cables through the same wall cavity where coaxial cables are distributed throughout my home. The coaxials start on the first floor and run up to the attic. I found the hole where the coaxials exit but it is not large enough to accept more wires so I thought I would drill another hole or two to run the roughly 13 cables.
I successfully drilled a 3/8'' hole through a double top plate and fished a wire about a foot into the cavity. So I grabbed a spade bit and started drilling a 3/4'' hole in the exact same spot and probably made it through most, if not all, of the uppermost top plate when the battery on my drill died.
I started to think more about the spacing and the structural integrity. A view looking down on the hole I drilled is below. I am wondering if I have compromised the structural integrity at all with what I have done thus far and if I should stop drilling in the 3/4'' hole to the bottom left of the hole with all the wires. Those 2 holes are about an inch apart. I also want to know what is the maximum size hole I can drill and what distance apart? Would two or three 1'' holes be ok? Could I go with larger holes? Am I too close to the edge of the top plate? Thanks.
I successfully drilled a 3/8'' hole through a double top plate and fished a wire about a foot into the cavity. So I grabbed a spade bit and started drilling a 3/4'' hole in the exact same spot and probably made it through most, if not all, of the uppermost top plate when the battery on my drill died.
I started to think more about the spacing and the structural integrity. A view looking down on the hole I drilled is below. I am wondering if I have compromised the structural integrity at all with what I have done thus far and if I should stop drilling in the 3/4'' hole to the bottom left of the hole with all the wires. Those 2 holes are about an inch apart. I also want to know what is the maximum size hole I can drill and what distance apart? Would two or three 1'' holes be ok? Could I go with larger holes? Am I too close to the edge of the top plate? Thanks.