How to attach phone cord around doorway?

[timeshifter]

Need to run a telephone line for a corded phone up and over a doorway and around the room to a table. The biggest challenge is getting it up and around the doorway. For purposes of discussion, this is the only way to get there.

Already have a white 100' RJ11 cable. Thought about a wire molding, but that seems overkill. Just need the wire to stick to the door frame. Could use staples or maybe some kind of double-sided tape or even glue.

Thoughts?

 

[jmitservices]

Why not use something like this...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tacwise-1153-Combi-Cable-Stapler/dp/B0091CECNE

 

[timeshifter]

I do have a staple gun like that in my garage, haven't used it in years. That might be the answer. Just gotta make sure I don't crush the wire and that I can get it in tight enough around the door frame to look neat and not split the wood.

 

[Archon Prime]

set a table next to the door. Buy a 3 in 1 cordless phone. Done. LOL

 

[Moltuae]

I would just use white (nail-in) cable clips.

If you want it to be neater/hidden, use some mini round/quadrant trunking:

 

[Computer Bloke]

Staples and cable ties - the staples run parallel to the door frame holding down the cable-ties (which are orthogonal to the door frame). Tie down the cable as tightly as you can, snip the ends of the cable-ties off, and you're done.

Bonus points if your cable-ties are the same colour as the door frame. Extra bonus points if the cable matches too.

(Full disclosure: I've never yet managed to use a hammer in a tight space without collateral damage; staple guns leave no scars!)

 

[SAFCasper]

For single phone cables I find a staple gun by far the neatest. Crushing the cable isn't much of an issue unless you really crush it.

The Tacwise Combi suggested above is actually what BT (UK Telco) engineers use when installing phone lines.


CAT5/6 on the other hand... slight bit of crushing can cause all sorts of issues. If using a gun for those it's recommended to use insulated staples... but they are plain ugly so I usually opt for trunking/conduit.

 

[GTP]

set a table next to the door. Buy a 3 in 1 cordless phone. Done. LOL

This ^^^
Would be much neater than a cable over the door.

 

[timeshifter]

set a table next to the door. Buy a 3 in 1 cordless phone. Done. LOL

This ^^^
Would be much neater than a cable over the door.

They already have a cordless phone. The resident has dementia and there's a need for a permanent hard-wired phone too.

 

[nlinecomputers]

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Electric...s-Ties-Tubing-Electrical-Staples/N-5yc1vZc5l4

 

[GTP]

The resident has dementia

Ahh...Had you included this information initially, it would have influenced a different response.

 

[timeshifter]

Ahh...Had you included this information initially, it would have influenced a different response.

No worries, it's the Internet.

 

[Markverhyden]

No worries, it's the Internet.

The customer with dementia is the Internet? Better you than me.....

 

[Your PCMD]

Easy....

 

[nlinecomputers]

Can't lose the phone if you do this:

 

[Mick]

As an ex-BT engineer, I've done hundreds of these. The cleats @Moltuae suggests are your best bet. Keep the nails on the open side (so, sequence is: nail, cable/clip, wall) and don't nail within six inches either side of a bend/corner. A few gentle taps, not one big hit. If you get resistance, pull out and move the cleat up or down an inch or so. Architraving is usually cheap old wood and full of knots etc. Space cleats at length of tack hammer handle (i.e. about 1 foot/30 cms).

 

[johnrobert]

Done it lots of times if cable is the same color as molding you won't see it just wrap it around door frame no big deal

 

[SetU2]

Corded phones, how quaint.


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[G8racingfool]

Another +1 for cable clips. They work great running around door frames, base boards and even ceilings if needed.