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Safety First!
Wear gloves, safety goggles and head protection when drilling.
Avoid nails, they ruin bits and they can cause injury. Pay partic-
ular attention when using “hole-hogs” and other powerful
electric drills; the torque of the drill when suddenly stopped by
a nail can break a strong person’s wrist.
Drilling
Use a bit that is large enough for the cables you plan to run.
An auger bit is the preferred bit for rough-in wiring. It will
actually pull itself through the wood, so that the drill motor,
not you, does most of the work.
Always drill the holes in the center of the stud. If you have to
notch the stud or drill the hole closer than one inch from the
edge of the stud, protect the cable with a nail plate.
When drilling holes in ceiling joists, drill in the center of the
joists and try to locate the hole near the end of the joist.
DO NOT drill through a “gluelam” or any load bearing
beam without the direction of your contractor.
Try to line the holes up perfectly, because it makes pulling the
cable much easier. A good technique is to snap a chalk line
across the face of the studs or against the bottom of the ceiling
joists. Then work backward so that you can always see the
holes you have already drilled. Paying careful attention to this
will save you a lot of time later!
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