Cable ties are great for keeping multiple cables together and making them easier to manage. You probably have a bunch already, but you can buy 60 pack ($7) cheap reusable ones.
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10-foot Cable Sleeve
Cable sleeves are even better, as they provide a mesh cover for the cable sheaths, making it easy to remove or add cables.
Label Your Cables
If you have more than one cable, make sure you label them. This can save you a lot of trouble later. Picking a different color for your Ethernet cables (or at least not black, white, or gray) can help you immediately distinguish them from other types of cable, which is especially important if you’re installing them behind walls or under the floor.
How to hide Ethernet cables
There are several ways to hide Ethernet cables, and some are more drastic and invasive than others.
Running an Ethernet cable to your motherboard or motherboard can be fairly neat, and easy to do. Depending on your style of motherboard, there may be a suitable channel or recess, and you can use cable clips with nails or adhesive. The tricky part is dealing with doors and transitions between rooms. If you’re lucky, there may be enough clearance under your door, although it might be neater and safer to drill a hole through the wall to get the cable from one room to another.
Perhaps the easiest way to hide cables is to tuck them under your carpets. It is best to stay close to the baseboard to reduce the risk of anyone standing on the cable. If you have carpet grips around the edges, you may be able to run the cables on both sides to keep them in place neatly. Just make sure you avoid high traffic areas, and if you have to run the cable through the door, get a proper cable protector.
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If you don’t want visible cables, but you can’t go in or under the wall, cable raceways or trunks may be the answer. You can get sets with different trunking lengths and angle turns to run your cable. The best chair can be painted to match your headboard or walls, which really helps to blend in.
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4-Meter Mini Cable Trunking Package
Maybe your cable runs can be an excuse to upgrade your rooms with crown molding or aspiration. Crown molding that runs around the top of the room, where the wall meets the ceiling, is easy to fit and can add decorative flair and hide painting. It can also have a channel with an Ethernet cable inside, although you’ll still need a neat solution to run the cable in and out.
Behind the Wall or Under the Floor
For a neat finish, you can’t run a cable behind your wall or under the floor, but this is also the most difficult way to do it. You need a variety of tools, and it can be a messy job, with potential hazards including electrical wires and plumbing. If you are facing challenges and your home is worth it, here are a few things that can help you do a good job.
Boeray Fiberglass Snake Rods ($19): These expandable and flexible rods make it easy to run cables from point A to point B without limited access.
