Hiding Speaker Cables Under Carpet

This solution works well for hiding the wire from surround sound speakers in the rear of a home theater setup.

Hiding speaker cables under carpet.

Setup and chat hiding speaker wire under the carpet bipolar setup. Use a stir stick is a great tool for tucking the wire between the carpet and baseboard. Fish tape is a tool that is often used for routing wires. It has a strong adhesive on one side so it can be easily run along walls floors and under carpets.

Unwind the wire until it reaches the other side of the room or the location where you want the cable to emerge from the carpet. It s also the least certain and the only way to know if it will work is to give it a try. Then slip the end of a flat pry bar between the carpet and the cardboard. Slice a slit into the carpet where you wish the cable to pop through and then wire the cable to the speaker.

Unwind a reel of fish tape and guide it under the carpet. Placing the speaker close to the walls so that you cannot see the cables lying on the floor. Run flat cables under the carpet instead. To use simply unwind the reel and the nylon or steel wire inside should get pushed out.

Sound quality will suffer. Place a thick piece of cardboard against the wall just above the carpet where one end of the speaker wire will be run. I understand you can run wires under the carpet and i d likely use 14 gauge because i wouldn t want something too thick if 14 gauge is good for a 8 foot distance. Gently tuck the wires into the gap using a flat head screwdriver to push them completely under the baseboard and out of sight.

This invisible wire solution is a non invasive and low cost alternative to cutting holes in the wall. If your speaker wires have to cross an open floor space common with surround sound speakers a readily convenient option would be to hide them under some type of throw rug or carpet runner. Not only can a rug offer personality and draw aesthetic attention to itself but it will help prevent tripping hazards. This is the fastest easiest way to hide wire.

This video is about hiding cables with cordmate system model c110 with this product i will hide the speakers wires next to the baseboard on the floor. If not i d want to get speaker mounts but my concern is wires.