"Brian McCabe" <briansmccabe@gmail.com> hath wroth:

>Assuming that the positioning of such a device is crucial, this
>solution would essentially involve drilling a hole through the basement
>ceiling / main-level floor. I am not sure I am willing to do this.

Drilling a 1/4" hole in the floor for CAT can easily be hidden. If
you have telco or CATV cable running in the walls, it can be routed
through the same conduits or same routes. The real problem is hiding
the CAT5 coming from the ceiling down to the basement. It should be
hidden in the wall. I have a 5ft flexible drill (with extensions) for
drilling through fire breaks and such. Also a "yellow tongue" (fish
tape) for pulling the wires. Most electricians have such tools. Given
the proper equipment and some clues, running the cable is not very
difficult.
<http://www.idealindustries.com/IDEAL-EZ/prodcat.nsf/Tables/Flexible+Drill+Bit?OpenDocument>
If your basement has concrete block walls, surface mount electrical
conduit should work.

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