How To Hide Wires In Vinyl Siding

Pull the tube apart and wrap around the wires that were tied together.

How to hide wires in vinyl siding. Measure the length of the cords you want to conceal then measure and cut flex tubing to match the length. Home improvement expert lou manfredini shows kathie lee and hoda some tips and tricks for hiding electrical cords how to choose the right front door and demonstrates how to replace vinyl siding. There are lots of clips that use two sided tape in the electrical section of the hardware big box store. Pull up gently on the lower lip of the vinyl siding where you wish to hide the cable.

Conceal with flex tubing. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. The vinyl should flex enough to create a gap. That in conjunction with opening up some sheathing on the outside to get wires routed on the correct side of the wall may clean things up a bit.

I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires. As much as i don t care for it most retrofit a c installs i ve seen use a downspout to conceal the lineset and wires. Wrap around the wires. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor.

Insert the hooked tip of the fish tape into the gap and push the tip a few inches behind the siding before. You could even use some duct seal or silicone to hold it in place. Use some clothes pins to hold it in place until the silicone dries. Use cable ties to bundle cords and snip off the ends as needed.

Remove 3 4 inches of insulation from the individual wires.