Fig. A
Step 2. Cut the Holes
You’ve decided where the speakers will go — it’s time to cut some holes in your wall!
If you do find an obstruction, you can easily
patch the small hole you drilled. Otherwise,
continue with the following steps.
b.
Position the template at your chosen
speaker location and trace along the inside
edge. Make sure you keep this line at least
an inch from any stud or firebreak so that
the
speaker’s mounting system has the
room it
needs.
a.
First, locate your wall-studs with a “stud-
finder”. They can be found at hardware
stores. Once you’ve found the wall-studs,
check for obstructions behind your chosen
speaker locations. Drill a small hole in the
center of the area you plan to cut out. Take
a
piece of coat hanger wire and bend it at a
90-
degree angle — insert it into the small
hole
and fish around to make sure no pipes,
studs,
wires or other objects are hiding
there.
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