Wiring appearance

[moreira85]

the surround wires that i am having put in will be sticking out of the wall with no wall plates on the wall. i told them to just leave them hanging out of the wall because i didnt want big wall plates on the top of my walls where the surrounds will go. the ultimate question is how do i make these wires look good as they are hanging out of the wall?
Someone mentioned to me awhile back using rubber grommet's.
Any other advice on how i can do this?
Or if i get get the grommet I guess I can just make the hole a little bigger just enough so the grommet fits into the wall flush.
ANY INPUT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

 

[Haoleb]

most of the time you bring the speaker wire out behind where the speakers will go so you dont see them at all. If they havent put the wires in yet i dont know why this cant be done.

 

[moreira85]

most of the time you bring the speaker wire out behind where the speakers will go so you dont see them at all. If they havent put the wires in yet i dont know why this cant be done.

the wire will not be seen as it will be behind the speaker but for my own crazy perfection I would like the wire to look neat instead of a hole with a wire sticking out of a hole, it wont be visible but i will know that its there.

 

[BMXTRIX]

You could go with something like this...
http://www.milestek.com/SHOP/product.asp?id=60+10373

Really though, industry standard tends to be to simply have a hole in the wall and run things right into the back of the speaker, that's sure as heck what I've done.

 

[domiereavron]

Few questions:

Any of your wires on an outside wall?
How far are the holes from the speaker mounts?
What color is your wall brackets / mounts?
How big is your hole?

black twist ties or electrical tape to keep the wire flush with the mount. If the mount is black you will not even see it. A lot of stuff you can use to seal the hole. you can just seal the hole. Lots of good products. I do know if it is an outside wall you will have to seal the wall anyways. The wall plates look ugly good choice.

outside walls have to be sealed anyways or you will get a bad air leak

 

[moreira85]

Few questions:

Any of your wires on an outside wall?
How far are the holes from the speaker mounts?
What color is your wall brackets / mounts?
How big is your hole?

black twist ties or electrical tape to keep the wire flush with the mount. If the mount is black you will not even see it. A lot of stuff you can use to seal the hole. you can just seal the hole. Lots of good products. I do know if it is an outside wall you will have to seal the wall anyways. The wall plates look ugly good choice.

outside walls have to be sealed anyways or you will get a bad air leak

The wires are on the back wall of the house, (outside wall)
not sure how far the holes are from the speakers, i am hoping they are pulled through right near the stud where the speaker will be mounted.
wall brackets are black. i dont believe the hole will be very big but what can i fill it with?

 

[BMXTRIX]

The wires are on the back wall of the house, (outside wall)
not sure how far the holes are from the speakers, i am hoping they are pulled through right near the stud where the speaker will be mounted.
wall brackets are black. i dont believe the hole will be very big but what can i fill it with?

If the drywallers are pulling the wire through the hole, they will make a 1/4" hole in the drywall and pull the wire through flush. There will not be a 'big' hole whatsoever and there will be nothing to really 'fill'... at least, that has been my experience in seeing about 20 new construction homes with wiring pulled through drywall.

 

[domiereavron]

outside walls should be sealed. Defeats the purpose of having a vapour barrier. You wouldnt leave your windows opened a crack. or your door opened a crack. Silcon caulk works, lots of different things will do the trick.

People spend big bucks making their home energy efficient.

Is this for existing or new drywall? if it is for new drywall it is easier to seal the hole.

I would make sure that is where you want your speakers

 

[moreira85]

already made sure this is where i want them, yes this is for new drywall.
is that what you would recomend to seal?

 

[Hi Ho]

Really though, industry standard tends to be to simply have a hole in the wall and run things right into the back of the speaker, that's sure as heck what I've done.

^ Ditto.

If you want a completely seamless installation with no visible wires then I'm not sure you can beat the B&W M-1's. The wires connect to the speaker mount and are completely hidden from view when mounted on the wall.

 

[domiereavron]

Beauty if this is new drywall just use some acoustic sealant where you punch the wire through the drywall and just mud the hole in or just use some good old caulk.

I can feel you pain on running wires. I think I ran a total of 25 wires. to my closet. I like a very clean look.

 

[ChunkyDark]

Domiereavron, did you have fun ripping out all the lathe and plaster?
We've got a similar build house and that stuff is a pain!

To the original poster; they have wall plates that are paintable. Not sure if that would be more appealing for you.
As HiHO mentioned there are a number of really good onwall/wall mountable speakers if you haven't bought your system yet.

 

[domiereavron]

Almost forgot 1 thing, make sure to put accoustic sealant where you put your wire through the vapour barrier. Was late last night forgot to put that part in

If you want you want something clean looking and nice for an outside wall for all your cables for your reciever I suggest

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10425&cs_id=1042505&p_id=4653&seq=1&format=1#largeimage

They also have some cheap plates that you can feed any wire through for interior walls.

I love monoprice