For single floor homes with a basement the basement may be the best path.
Cat 5 attic to basement.
Photos 1 4 show how to cut out a stud space and mount the distribution panel.
The drop from the attic to room a is relatively simple.
Drop one from the attic and poke one up from the basement photo 6.
It is best if you have a helper who can listen for where the wire is inside the wall.
I d like to follow the coax with cat 5.
Running wire from attic to basement.
Speaking of which i ve never lived in a house with a real basement.
In the attic clear away the insulation so you can find the top plate drill through the top plate and insert your cable.
I ve never seen a house with a basement.
We opened up the stud space within a few inches of the ceiling and floor to mount the distribution box and to fish the cables photo 2.
Also i found a route from basement to attic next to the gas pipe is it ok to run wire next to it cable and cat 5.
My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well.
Start in the attic and find an interior wall that runs from the attic down to the basement usually a stair wall should work.
Attach the wires with the fish tape to fish your security camera wires.
Go to where you want to install your security cameras such as attic soffit basement or crawlspace and drill a hole in the top or bottom wall plate in the same wall cavity.
Run security camera wires or cables to the destination you may need a.