Tips for drilling into walls with plastic pipes

[ConfusedCheese]

Hiya,

We live in a new build property which has plastic micro bore central heating pipes. I need to drill through a couple of stud walls to run a new ethernet cable to another room.

I know detecting plastic pipes is almost impossible, so does anyone have any tips for drilling into the stud walls?

My current plan is to drill slowly and stop before I get all the way through the plasterboard, then carefully push the last bit through with a blunt instrument. After that I can hopefully test the void is clear with a piece of firm wire etc. or maybe with a light (will be a 8-10mm hole). I also have a small inspection camera with a light I can use at that point.

Anyone have any tips/words of advice?

Thanks

 

[foxhole]

Plasterboard does not require a drill simple Phillips screwdriver can be twisted thru and will not damage you pipes. Personally I use power over Ethernet plugs for my Ethernet connection.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Anyone have any tips/words of advice?

Wireless network?

Cheers
Richard

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

In a new build, theoretically any pipes in the wall should run vertically in line with the rad connectors. Theoretically.

 

[ConfusedCheese]

In a new build, theoretically any pipes in the wall should run vertically in line with the rad connectors. Theoretically.

I think this is true at least for the under oven radiator thing in the kitchen. I can see the pipe connectors under the kitchen units point upwards and the wall is fractionally warmer when the heatings on in a straight line up.

Hard to tell by touch with the others as obviously the radiators warm the walls

 

[ConfusedCheese]

Anyone have any tips/words of advice?

Wireless network?

Cheers
Richard

I'm looking to run a full gigabit network. I have a wireless ac router, but its well off the speeds of an ethernet cabled network. I have a lot of big files that we share from a NAS.

 

[mattylad]

Dont run PLT devices then.

Can you use divining rods to find the water in the pipes?

 

[s60tsy]

or go up the wall through the ceiling into attic then back down into desired room, dont take for granted the pipes are vertical from rad