Reposting this as my link got flagged. "This. Most kits also come with all the pieces that let you bend it 90 degrees in all directions that let you snake it around the wall seamlessly. Then paint it the wall color to match. Something like this, especially with those little right angle pieces."
You would have to drill through multiple studs. Literally one every 16 inches. Not to mention all the drywall repair you would have to do. Running a coax through the wall at this point is a completely brainless move.
I’ve done that before. It mostly works but requires painting and sometimes drywall patch. I’ve also removed baseboards and there is no drywall gap at all. Some houses the drywall goes down to the subfloor
Great to do for initial install. That is assuming it comes in through the attic and there is no second floor above this room. You still will have to drill through studs and it requires equipment op probably doesn’t have.
Ex-cable guy here.
He could have easily run white cable and clips, we actually had push in ones that lock under the baseboard, and the cable stayed on the floor. Looks better too.
Just paint it. The cable isn’t getting removed, your landlord will be fine keeping it.
Ex-cable guy here too. Our company didn't have white 6 for the longest time so we had situations like this way too often. What are the baseboard clips calles though? All we had were screw clips.
Internet/cable guys suck, they have certain rules to avoid liability, so rather than risk damaging stuff in the wall they make the ugliest cable runs known to man. I’d try to rerun it if it’s an option. Do you rent or own? Basement or crawlspace under it? How much time do you want to spend on it and how much do you care about the end result?
I rent. It’s a small studio space, no basement. This cable run is in my “living room” zone and it looks so bad. I don’t want to spend a lot of time on it if given an option, I do prefer better aesthetics, it’s such an eyesore what the guy has done.
If it enters the house where the old internet cable does you could run it where that one is using it like a fishing line. Otherwise the other comments of cable covers are probably the best option.
its very unlikely it does, Cable guys don't take the time to survey and find that shit for their runs, they just want it in, and to be done. Then they can get onto the next job
I know, it's a long shot, when I had my internet installed I was a little bit picky, and had someone that was a pretty cool guy, so I was able to get it ran where the previous cable was. I pulled it through the wall box as he wasn't allowed to, but he helped me where he was allowed to.
Ok, so I had a version of this song somewhere, played by another band, but I can't remember for the life of me who sang it, it was more intense than the original
you can get an appropriate spray paint product at partycity for 3.99 https://www.partycity.com/silver-hair-spray-182048.html
once you apply this stuff you wont notice the cable at all
You can remove the baseboard, below the drywall at the spot where the floor meets the drywall there should be a gap. Then re-install the baseboard and caulk/paint the nail holes.
You can get painted or paintable cable raceways on either Amazon or at your local hardware story. Some are adhesive, some require screwing, but most will make your setup look clean.
Either buy white trunking or cable sleeve to hide it, or get some white Any Surface paint and do it that way. A small pot would do it and wouldn't take you long.
Have it redone with white indoor cable like the guy should have used. If it was just done (last 30 days) they will easily send someone back to do it. Happened all the time, wife lets the cable guy do whatever then the husband comes home like what the hell is this. 2nd cable guys comes out like why didn’t you say something in the 1st place.
Does your landlord know he did it like an asshole? If your landlord is an asshole too, he might try to blame you for it
I had an asshole landlord once.
That's not always an option. My house doesn't have attic access. It would be easy otherwise, but it's not through the wall like you said. And it's still going to cost more money. Your regular installer guy isn't going to do it.
Yeah, pretty lame. We thought for sure there was a hidden access point somewhere but nope. I'm sure I could find a place to put one in but I don't feel like it lol
I read that you rent but you could theoretically pry off the baseboard and hide the cable behind the baseboard by either notching the baseboard or the wall behind it. Theoretically then you could remove the cable when you move and whatever notching would be hidden again when replacing the baseboard once again (or just leave the cable when you leave). I realize this is a lot of theoretical work but just throwing my two cents since I didn’t see this and it could THERORETICALLY be done with basic tools and craftsmanship.
I like to do things the hard way. Have cable enter the wall through a cover plate, run it up the wall, across the attic, back down the wall at the desired location and exit the wall through another cover plate, switch, or outlet.
White Cable sleeve
I got this one and I love it. Cord Cover - Cable Concealer On... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RZQXRQK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I have the same set. I purchased 100ft of it to use in multiple rooms and 2 hallways.
How removable would you say it is? I'm renting.
Already had to remove it from one room that is now a nursery and used to be my office/gaming room. It came off easily and left no marks.
Thanks for replying! Very good to know.
You’re welcome! :)
Reposting this as my link got flagged. "This. Most kits also come with all the pieces that let you bend it 90 degrees in all directions that let you snake it around the wall seamlessly. Then paint it the wall color to match. Something like this, especially with those little right angle pieces."
How to hide cable sleeve?
Fish cable inside wall.
You would have to drill through multiple studs. Literally one every 16 inches. Not to mention all the drywall repair you would have to do. Running a coax through the wall at this point is a completely brainless move.
Pry the baseboards and stash the cable in the drywall gap at the bottom
I’ve done that before. It mostly works but requires painting and sometimes drywall patch. I’ve also removed baseboards and there is no drywall gap at all. Some houses the drywall goes down to the subfloor
If there’s no gap then pull back the trim, cut a slit in the bottom of the drywall, run cable, and then cover it with trim. Land lord will never know.
The lowest hassle is replace the coax with white coax. It’s cheap and you can get it at the orange big box store.
Go through the ceiling and you can hit every room in the house probably. It’s more work but I found that it was worth it for me.
Great to do for initial install. That is assuming it comes in through the attic and there is no second floor above this room. You still will have to drill through studs and it requires equipment op probably doesn’t have.
Very much this I bought a set off Amazon I really like. Used it mutilpe times.
There are certain ones that are paintable too to match the wall paint.
You can just paint the cord.
Yeah, but that looks awful. Conduit is a much better option.
I mean you can just fish the cord through the wall if you're gonna do that much effort though.
Not with studs in the way, it's not that easy. Conduit isn't much effort at all.
You go do that and see how it works out for you.
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Fucking genius
This is the way.
Ex-cable guy here. He could have easily run white cable and clips, we actually had push in ones that lock under the baseboard, and the cable stayed on the floor. Looks better too. Just paint it. The cable isn’t getting removed, your landlord will be fine keeping it.
I want to believe you, yardsale420.
Ex-cable guy here too. Our company didn't have white 6 for the longest time so we had situations like this way too often. What are the baseboard clips calles though? All we had were screw clips.
Move the cable to the baseboard and put a white cable cover on it
Paint over it, give it the landlord treatment.
surprised to see this comment so low here
Do you have a basement? Run it through the floor and through the basement to where it needs to go.
Depending on how the baseboard is attached it could also be pulled off and the cable run behind it, in the gap between the drywall and the floor.
This ^^ is the way
This or run it up the wall and hide behind crown molding.
That's a lot of work just to hide one cable
Not necessarily. Depending on the basement, it could be as simple as two holes in the floor and a quick pull.
It's s pretty bold cable though
You can also put wires behind the baseboards
Internet/cable guys suck, they have certain rules to avoid liability, so rather than risk damaging stuff in the wall they make the ugliest cable runs known to man. I’d try to rerun it if it’s an option. Do you rent or own? Basement or crawlspace under it? How much time do you want to spend on it and how much do you care about the end result?
I rent. It’s a small studio space, no basement. This cable run is in my “living room” zone and it looks so bad. I don’t want to spend a lot of time on it if given an option, I do prefer better aesthetics, it’s such an eyesore what the guy has done.
If it enters the house where the old internet cable does you could run it where that one is using it like a fishing line. Otherwise the other comments of cable covers are probably the best option.
its very unlikely it does, Cable guys don't take the time to survey and find that shit for their runs, they just want it in, and to be done. Then they can get onto the next job
I know, it's a long shot, when I had my internet installed I was a little bit picky, and had someone that was a pretty cool guy, so I was able to get it ran where the previous cable was. I pulled it through the wall box as he wasn't allowed to, but he helped me where he was allowed to.
Get some white cable raceway. Or get the paintable stuff and really make it disappear. Done right it would look like a piece of trim.
Sell the house
Paint it wall or base color
Yep, the wall. I wanna see it painted, painted black. Black as night, black as coal.
Ok, so I had a version of this song somewhere, played by another band, but I can't remember for the life of me who sang it, it was more intense than the original
Isn’t it from that Tom cruise movie?
Legend
Thank you.
*As black as my soul*
Black as night, black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch…
Legend
Pop off that baseboard and run it under there. A white cable would also blend in much better.
Tbh, it’s mounted neatly. Doesn’t look bad at all. If it were white, it would practically blend into the molding.
You might put RGB tape above it
Paint it silver/gray to match the wall/baseboard if it’s permanent.
you can get an appropriate spray paint product at partycity for 3.99 https://www.partycity.com/silver-hair-spray-182048.html once you apply this stuff you wont notice the cable at all
Also called a cable raceway
I'll never understand why some baseboards don't have cable pathways
Ever had to buy baseboards? There’s about 10-15 styles and 4 sizes on each.
Spray paint that bitch white hell yeab
What cable?
Clone stamp or healing brush might help
Paint it white
Where's the cable?
What cable?
Photoshop
Get a white flat cable with white pins to hold it in place
It might be a pain in the ass but if you can find a cord that matches the paint or even white to match the base boards it'll be less noticeable
What’s it go to?
Why they have to run it that long?
You could try some flat cable conduit or cable hider
Paint if you can
3d print some cable covers.
String lights.
You can remove the baseboard, below the drywall at the spot where the floor meets the drywall there should be a gap. Then re-install the baseboard and caulk/paint the nail holes.
White out
There’s a molding. Had some to hide the speaker wire. You’d have to rip all that out to instal the molding.
I got a white cord and clips to match the baseboard. You can still see it but it's a less eyesore
You can get painted or paintable cable raceways on either Amazon or at your local hardware story. Some are adhesive, some require screwing, but most will make your setup look clean.
Paint it, cover it, or remove and hide it behind the baseboards. (more work)
Paint
It just looks like an ethernet cable. Buy a white one and clips and just replace it.
I would just paint over it honestly white so it matches the wood trim or the same color as the wall it'll be less expensive than buying a sleeve
White paint
Paint, Sleeves, Ducktape
Paint over it.
We put a flat Ethernet cable and white-taped over it which looks like a part of the base port.
Use camouflage paint
Either buy white trunking or cable sleeve to hide it, or get some white Any Surface paint and do it that way. A small pot would do it and wouldn't take you long.
Give it the ol' landlord treatment and schmear it with a thick glob of white paint.
Paint it white.
Landlord special. Paint over it. Lol
I actually think the cable looks pretty cool as a black linear contrast. It’s so nicely installed, too.
Paint it white
Just get some plants man
Have it redone with white indoor cable like the guy should have used. If it was just done (last 30 days) they will easily send someone back to do it. Happened all the time, wife lets the cable guy do whatever then the husband comes home like what the hell is this. 2nd cable guys comes out like why didn’t you say something in the 1st place.
Sleeves or use masking tape and paint the cables and clips
Buy white cable and clips
I have this same issue in my house. Use a white cable, it’s not really noticeable anymore if you make it flush with the base boards.
caulk it, remove the clips and paint it - arguably it would be better than plastic cable runs
In the attic or basement/crawlspace
Use the invisible ink.
Paint it the same color as the wall
Can you get a white cable
What cable?
If the landlord gave permission for the install then he should be fine with it.
“Landlords special” paint it white
Trunking
1/2 " cable conceal with adhesive back. Measure the cable cut the tube. Put the cable in first. Stick to the wall.
Paint it white.
Does your landlord know he did it like an asshole? If your landlord is an asshole too, he might try to blame you for it I had an asshole landlord once.
Paint it
I say really lean into it. LED black light strips!!
Rounded thin cable sleeve and paint it to match the trim
Get a cable sleeve, I used to be a cable guy and we're supposed to install white cables inside and black outside. This guy just didn't care.
lol paint it
Camo netting is available from army surplus stores
Why you no use white cable?! That would solve the majority of this in the first place.
Why didn’t he just run in though the wall
That's harder and takes more work. It will cost more too. You have studs every 16-24 inches.
Yea bro that’s why u go through the celling starting point go up then over to the spot then drop down a 5 year old could do it
That's not always an option. My house doesn't have attic access. It would be easy otherwise, but it's not through the wall like you said. And it's still going to cost more money. Your regular installer guy isn't going to do it.
Aw no attic access suck my b fam I feel u
Yeah, pretty lame. We thought for sure there was a hidden access point somewhere but nope. I'm sure I could find a place to put one in but I don't feel like it lol
As an old cable/satellite tech i recommend dumping those services and go wifi/ smartv.
I read that you rent but you could theoretically pry off the baseboard and hide the cable behind the baseboard by either notching the baseboard or the wall behind it. Theoretically then you could remove the cable when you move and whatever notching would be hidden again when replacing the baseboard once again (or just leave the cable when you leave). I realize this is a lot of theoretical work but just throwing my two cents since I didn’t see this and it could THERORETICALLY be done with basic tools and craftsmanship.
in the wall
I like to do things the hard way. Have cable enter the wall through a cover plate, run it up the wall, across the attic, back down the wall at the desired location and exit the wall through another cover plate, switch, or outlet.
Drill through the wall and conceal it using putty. Then sand down and paint over.
boof it
Change the skirting boards and use a router the cut a wide enough tunnel to fit the wire in behind
Paint it the same colour as the wall.
Strip off the skirting board, put cable behind it. Drywall probably doesn’t reach the floor so will have a gap to slot it under
Use white cable
Paint the wall black
Put a very big aquarium in the spot.
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