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Installing new wires in room with hardwood floors

I want to feed a new cable tv wire and Ethernet wire into room with a hardwood floor (going through wall more difficult and thru floors may be less visible).  Wires being fed up thru basement ceiling access.  Need a plug-in style outlet for cable and Ethernet jack access at floor level. Interested in ideas on how to get these wires into a room. 

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gdnrbob
4,457 posts
 
I run my cables under the floor (via basement), and then route them into the walls near my equipment a foot or so above the floor.
It requires a little fishtaping, but the floors don't need to be drilled into.
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bkeske
5,597 posts
 
And would be much cheaper than dedicated floor boxes and protective cover plates.

there are good reasons to utilize floor boxes, but they come at an expense to do it correctly.
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fuzztone
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Just poke them through. Avoid signal degrading  receptacles. Going cross joist, drill through.
gs5556
1,237 posts
 
Why not wiremold along the wall with a surface mounted box. There are many types to choose from...

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-XAvKqmCQqbD/p_717CMK50/Wiremold-CordMate-II-Cord-Organizer-CMK50.html?...

Go through the wall down to the basement by drilling through the bottom plate into the void between the floor joists. A flex drill bit will enable you to drill through the electrical box cutout in the drywall.
mahler123
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I have a drop ceiling in my basement that helps hide a lot of wires.  I did drill a small hole in the hardwood floor in the living room above it to run Ethernet wires.  The hole is hidden by some built in shelving in the living room.  It’s been there 7 years now.  I guess I might have worry about it when I move, 
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