Fishing HDMI + Power diagonally behind masonry wall

[Chamsters]

Hi all,

Was hoping someone could help us out! The previous owners of this property used to have a wall mounted TV. When they left they removed everything, understandably. But - I'm left with two decent size holes to fish cables through if I want to wall mount my TV over what used to be a fireplace. Wall is masonry, already has the necessary mounting bars for the tv, but I just can't figure out how to fish cables through a diagonal section as below:

The two black boxes are holes, about the size of a fist. Wall is hollow behind a layer of solid brick.

Any tips?

Thanks!

 

[Lucid]

Power cables running diagonally is a bit of a no-no. The argument is that they should run either vertical or horizontal in case someone is drilling or knocking a nail in to the wall. In your case you're alrwady behind a layer of brick, but it's still a consideration.

Anyway, for the job invest in a cable fishing kit. Something like this will do. It's a set of semi flexible rods that screw together to make progressively longer lengths. Attach the cable on the end and pull it through.

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[Chamsters]

Power cables running diagonally is a bit of a no-no. The argument is that they should run either vertical or horizontal in case someone is drilling or knocking a nail in to the wall. In your case you're alrwady behind a layer of brick, but it's still a consideration.

Anyway, for the job invest in a cable fishing kit. Something like this will do. It's a set of semi flexible rods that screw together to make progressively longer lengths. Attach the cable on the end and pull it through.

[Did we help? Then use the THANKS button. It's free and it marks good advice for other readers]

thanks! I'll give that a shot - hopefully they're strong enough to hang diagonally! I had to buy a larger set given the attached wouldn't be long enough to get between the holes... Will let you know how it pans out!