Hey Jeff, long time viewer here. Here's a tip. You see the tiny holes in each corner of the low-voltage bracket? Flip the bracket 180 and place against the drywall. Mark your four dots. Move the bracket out of the way and connect the dots w/ a level. You now have your inner cut lines and they're completely level! Perfect Everytime! Cheers!

Jeff, I really appreciate that you show unedited video, including when things don't go perfect. Every little hitch there is exactly the sort of thing that amateur do-it-yourselfers run into. Showing the hiccups makes the video much more useful and authentic. Cheers.

Brings me relief to know that even the pros run into aggravating moments like the fire blocking moment. Misery loves company. ;)

I appreciate and have so much respect for the fact you didn't edit out the various mishaps and surprises. This is the reality of most DIY experiences.

Perfect example of a project get done “quick”. Always running into some sort of speed bump along the way. Love all the vids Jeff, thanks from Japan

Ive been mounting tvs and routing cables as part of my job with the city for 12 years. I can honestly say when it comes to mounting tvs, theres a right way to do things and a safe way to do things. And to me, you did absolutely everything you were supposed to do! One thing that I appreciate is that you showed the good and the bad when wall fishing the cables. Alot of people make these videos look easy and it misleads people on DIY projects. Much respect to you and thank you for what you do!

I just love how raw this video was. Every time I do any diy project I run into issues and this video showed us something we can all relate to

When it suppose to be a quick video but turns out it take a bit longer due to unforeseen events! Love it! Shows what you can encounter during the process and how to resolve it.

I appreciate the live aspect of this. No BS. It’s a refreshing change

If I could give this video 1000 likes I would. Perfect demonstration of how every small project seems to go for me. There’s always something in the wall I didn’t expect, wires slightly bigger than the largest but I have handy etc. Glad to see this. Makes me feel better that it happens to the pros too. Thanks Jeff!

i love that you show the highs and the lows, the stuff that works and the speed bumps along the way, not just your typical polished youtube video with no dramas at all, we know that almost never happens!

Really appreciate how real and raw these videos are. We all run into speed bumps along the way, glad you're able to help us find solutions if and when we do.

Love that you showed the struggle bc god knows every time I do something I run into those little moments!

Love it! In my next life I am going to be a handyperson, bit late now at 83. I can watch videos like this all day, figuring out tricky situations. Greetings and thank you from Sydney.

Anytime I am working on my house and not sure about something, I always go to your channel and try to find a video as reference. Like upgraded my plumbing to Pex and used your video talking about sharkbites

One of the reasons I like watching you is that you don't edit out things. I love that you have just shown me how to overcome issues when running wires. Thank you!!

I'm pretty convinced you are just seeing all the things I need done around the house and making vids at this point. Will definitely come in handy again. Thanks bud

Don’t wish issues on anyone. Having said that, it is reassuring to see a pro experience hiccups just like we DIYers. Appreciate your content!

Awesome, love the fact you ran into a problem fishing the cable and you showed exactly what to do. Thanks..gonna try this myself.

For fishing wires in walls you can also use a piece of chain tied to a string and drop it down thru the wall. The weight of the chain will work its way down past obstacles.

Nice technique using the low voltage fixtures. I hid wires on a few wall mount TV some years ago using kits from the box store for this purpose. They work, but think your technique looks better. Of course, when done right, you shouldn’t see the faceplates anyway. I didn’t notice an electrical outlet there by the wall mount, that is usually part of the cable management job as well.

Jeff, glad you showed the problems that you run into when fishing a wall. Viewers should know you can’t run the tv power cord that way, but boxes are available to run in a length of romex in and stay within code.

Putting wiring behind the drywall has always been one of those jobs I would love to do, but felt daunting. Like others have said, thanks for leaving the teachable moments in! Common roadblocks like this can throw someone for a loop.

I’m a big fan. You are one of the absolute best people to watch on KZfaq. The camera cuts every 3 seconds to hold people’s attention gives me a migraine. I can’t sit through this one. You don’t need to destroy your videos. People need to learn to pay attention.

This is why I’m a member and loves these videos, it’s like I’m watching myself doing this and nothing is as easy as it should be!

This is like if the red green show was actually filled with good information. Well done.

Your videos are very informative. I learned a lot of these skills by wiring home alarms when they were hard wired before wireless was a thing. Your reactions are priceless and reminds me of my aggravation when I couldn't find a wire I dropped or hit a fire block.

After running into the fire block, you could also just move the box below the mount and fire block. Can you do a video on putting AC outlet behind the TV?

Also, using a double gang low voltage box is usually worth it to have a larger hole to work with. Especially when dealing with HDMI or other wide cabling.

Protip - always start cutting drywall left to right in case you hit a stud you can go the other way. If you start cutting up and down you'll never know stud is there when you cut across left and right.

I always enjoy your videos Jeff! Question: how are you planning to power your TV? Reading other comments, this isn't the method for running higher power cords, but I figure that if you're hiding one cord you'd want to hide them all.

Jeff I think the video is great, however you should have mentioned that you should not run electrical wire this way since it's not code and also a fire hazard. This goes for the actual power cable for the TV as well, you should not run it in the wall, you have to add an actual outlet with the proper remodel box. Otherwise great stuff, love the videos!

I HATE wires hanging down from the TV. Thanks Dad!

Little tip. Run the wires before you put the low voltage ring, you should be able to even fit your hand in there. Also most electrical wires aren't in wall rated so don't be running extention cords in there

Glad you showed how to get through the fire blocking. I feel like a lot of these DIY videos show the best case scenario and then your left in a conundrum when you run into a snag like this.

Thanks for keeping in your teachable moments in your videos! It lets me know about the "what-ifs" and any possible problems anyone can run into when doing these DIYs

What about the electrical plug?

I own a small tech company and I love the comment at the end! That's sometimes how it goes. Well done, very helpful for those who don't know but want to try. Go DIYers or call us Pros. Cheers

Working on closing a 100-year old home this month, and it is refinished but has some quirks in design. These videos have been helping a ton prepare for some first-time DIY. No contractor yet, but once it closes then I'll be getting quite a few quotes on things. Thank you for the helpful and educational content!

Very real and unedited. I always going into a project well researched and then obstacles happen. Well done, really appreciate the candidness of this video.

total respect for letting us follow trough the struggle

Super insightful, thanks. How would you do it for an exterior wall with vapor barrier and insulation?

If was someone else will cut this part and this is a Teachable moment

Love how real and raw this one was. I totally feel that pain of "oh here we go just fish this through and done....wait..." and then you add another to do to your list lol. Never thought to do this might have to give it a go. Luckily there's no fire blocking in my wall....well... at least I don't think so...

i love that this video had "teachable" moments.... cause things always go wrong for me! This helps get past the lil road blocks! Great video

I’m glad you hit that fire block for the sake of viewers trying this and murphys law coming together lol

Now this is a realistic example of what working on a house is like haha

That kitchen by Josh was sick! I'm doing mine in 2023!

How are you powering the TV. Confused?

I love this video because it demonstrates real life.

This is the best DIY video ever. So accurate. Just when you think it’s a 2 min job 😂

For fishing the lines in the wall, once the holes are cut out, I run Pex through the back side of the drywall. You can then thread the wire in the pex,and then once the wire is out the other end, you can pull the pex leaving the wire. Works Brilliantly when there is insulation in the wall!

Jeff, your videos have been literally lifechanging for me and my wife. I was already pretty handy with things around the house, but becoming homeowners can be scary. Your videos are fucking incredible (and massively entertaining), now that we're pretty seasoned, we're constantly coming here to find out how to do our next project. With winter around the corner, we've decided to focus our energy on interior improvements, with cable management being one of them. Thanks as always for the excellent videos!

Thanks for showing the job A-Z and including the teachable moments

Yo, this thing is amazing!!! Super cute, easy to install and it adds a fancy touch to my bedroom. Perfect condition! No regrets!

I’m actually glad you ran into problems. That was good learning

I really like this idea and enjoy how simple you make everything, I took this idea one step further. The room behind is the office, I installed a shelf with all electronics from the entertainment center. IR repeater for cable box from Amazon. All because my toddler loves to touch everything! Now the only thing on the wall is the TV!

It's funny that I have been following/watching this channel for so long that I can easily determine when Jeff is pissed by simply listening the way he breathes.

Lol my life makes sense now. Ooh, they’re going to be so impressed with this!!

You got lucky. What if the firewall is out of reach like it was at my brother's place? It was about 2 feet down. We ended up feeding power up through the basement and made a floor outlet under the console

Best video ever. The mishaps make it hilarious while educational

Great video. Would really love one on the same thing but for power behind a mounted tv!

glad you found the hole man

Like many other people have commented previously in this video- we feel that it needs to be a series. Where you explain about each different type of wire that is usually attached to a TV mount on the wall such as- the actual electrical plug to the TV, the cable that you showed, also if there’s like a Blu-ray player, or game consuls that would be plugged to the TV as well. How do you hide all these wires? Maybe you could actually do a series and show how you can do it all at once with like some kind of tube, or some thing inside the wall where all the wires organize d together using rip ties to make it like one big wire. Also somebody mentioned some thing about some fire resistance foam needed if you put break that fire piece of wood that you were talking that you had to bore a hole through inside the wall, maybe you could explain about that too? Look forward to seeing more videos regarding on how to mount a TV and hide the wires behind in the wall.

I'm so glad I watched this before starting. My tv is mounted in front of a staircase, too!!!

We just moved into a new house and our basement is our "family room" where the TV is. I knew of these types of plates but totally forgot about them. We have a sound bar, Blueray player, subwoofer, and the TV cords as well so I'm looking forward to dressing all of them into the wall to tidy up the appearance. My wife especially will love it since she hates all the wiring associated with electronics like this. Thanks for the tip.

You are the best,thanks for showing that not everything goes smooth and perfect,keep up the good work with your teaching.

The exasperated sigh is an all-too familiar sound. Good job :)

Legrande do a really good in wall kit which includes the power cable, space for hdmi etc, wall plates, drill bit and hole cutter etc.

I love real life problem and its resolution like this 👍

thank you so much for being "real" I appreciate all the details especially the ones that were unexpected!

Love this video! Especially since it shows that you can run into roadblocks like studs.

great video but what about the power cord/cords?

Hes got a comfortable presence. It's like getting handyman advice from your father.

Great video, I have a question. What about the TV power cable?

I have watched for a long time. I like that you keep it real.

I like your videos. Because you don't edit out the small issues .

Heads up to anyone doing this. If you end up running your TV electrical wires behind the wall using that style of outlet, it is against the electrical code on Ontario. You need to have a dedicated outlet running up the wall with the proper wiring. If a fire were to happen near the TV area this could go against your insurance claim. All other types of wires are considered fine.

Thank you for showing everything and not acting like everything was great first time around

I like how you ran into problems and solved them instead of editing for perfection.

Nice work! With my luck, the spade bit would have come dislodged in the wall and fallen through the hole I just drilled. :)

Always good to see the pro at work 💪

Great advice - I used a hole-saw and just missed the 220 line for the Kitchen stove by a 1/2 inch. Now our new house the tv will be attached to an outside wall. You just showed me how to do this the proper way and drill through the cross piece I was worried about. I’m sure there will be a real struggle getting passed the insulation. Maybe that threading tape will come in handy.

You can also tape a lead fishing wight on the end you drop to make it easier.

Jeff, also on the low voltage boxes there are small holes in each corner that you can use to mark wall to cut hole out. And how about power for tv ?

Love this he showed a problem that really could happen and how to fix it

Never understood why people put there tvs so high. Why not eye level?

Hey Jeff! Great video on something I've been meaning to do; thanks for the motivation! I have the problem of fire blocks as well in one wall, was great to see it covered. Quick code-check to other viewers: in my area, any penetration through a fire block must be filled with fire-rated foam. Do you have one you recommend? I may end up running conduit down the wall to house the wires, as then I can still move them freely. Running power outlet is another story; would love to see that in a follow-up. Cheers!

Thank you, Sir! Followed your instructions and it all worked great.

As usual, you've helped me out of a jam...much respect!!!

love your videos you have saved me from making so many mistakes already i dont know how i can ever thank you enough. that said i have a flooring question that nobody has a video for vinyl over concrete going into a sunken room bordered on two sides by a higher room help please

Hey Jeff'n'Crew, hope yall are having a good day today

Oh God! Use a keystone jack, for crying out loud!

hey, I was just scrolling through your vids. great timing

Awesome video. Your recovery is incredible shows that you know your stuff well. Any videos for mitre saw vs circular? Dos and Donts?

this is REAL renovation!! a sample thing can become a PITA but well done🤟 i love your quality content

After watching this I realize I'm going to have to hire someone to do this for me lol

Uncle Jeff strikes again! Great vids, as always!

I love how simple it looks but also how annoying it can be

Great video….can you please show how you would recommend running the electrical/power for the tv as well? 😀