I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
done in about 20 years.....

The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end to
the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....

If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .

Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..

Many Thanks...

Steve

Not an easy one, but how about putting in skirting trunking. Although this 
is usually white you can buy wood effect pipe covers that would do the same 
job. Only other way would be to bury a conduit in the wall and take the 
cables between the floor.
"Metoo"  wrote in message 
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>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>
> Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..
>
> Many Thanks...
>
> Steve
>
> 

"Metoo"  wrote in message 
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>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>
> Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..
>
> Many Thanks...
>
> Steve


This is what I did a couple of years ago. Nice big Kango and a 3" channel 
right across the room. Put the plastic conduit in and then re-cemeted. Hell 
of a dirty job, but hey, it had to be done. Funny enough though, we haven't 
moved the TV since.
--
troubleinstore

"Metoo"  wrote in message 
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>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>
> Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..
>
> Many Thanks...
>
> Steve
>


A friend of mine acquired a false skirting board that fitted in front of the 
original and contained his cables (no idea where he got it).  Another simply 
ran trunking along the bottom face of the skirting board.
-- 
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

cant you tun them upstairs and back down again?

"Metoo"  wrote in message 
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>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>
> Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..
>
> Many Thanks...
>
> Steve
>
> 

"Metoo"  wrote in message 
news:cdHoe.1970$K5.260@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...

>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>

In my last house, I removed the skirting (took sample to timber merchants to 
buy some new rather than refit old stuff), using a circular saw cut a 
deepish groove say 25mm up from floor in plaster board. Remove this bit of 
plaster board, remove and bits of "dot and daub", insert 25mm (?) trunking, 
glueing/holding into place with no-nails and or plaster mixed with PVA. Put 
wires into trunking or just string if you feel confident pulling through 
afterwards. I even manged to pass behind chimney breast, with back boiler, 
by passing the trunking into the back boiler space, into a length of 35mm 
PVC pipe, to protect the cables from dust and other rubbish and back into 
the the trunking again (actually I cheated, whilst the boiler was being 
replaced I placed the pipe in, a lot easier when there is no boiler).

Thanks for the interesting ideas!

I will poor these in to the 'melting pot' and see what comes out....

Regards

Steve

"Metoo"  wrote in message 
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>I am about to start a project to redecorate the lounge, which hasn't been
> done in about 20 years.....
>
> The problem is that I want to run TV & FM Arial leads from one end to the
> other, as well as putting in place network and video cables from one end 
> to
> the other. All in all, a bunch of cables.....
>
> If (!)  I had floorboards, this would not be a problem, but with a solid
> floor, I looking for any ideas to run multiple cables from one end to the
> other...  What do the 'pros' do.  I friend suggested cutting a slot in the
> concrete floor and putting plastic trunk in .
>
> Any suggestions would be warmly welcome..
>
> Many Thanks...
>
> Steve
>
>