Concealing Cables and Wires In Your Home
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2005
by lorien1973
Online Discount Mart Home & Garden Decor
Nothing in your home is more unsightly than a tangled mess of cables and wires lying out in the open. Even more importantly, these spots should be dealt with to avoid the risk of fire or someone tripping over exposed cords. Unfortunately, these spots may be difficult to control or organize, especially if you don’t know which cable belongs to what. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to gain control over the confusion and clutter.
First, you’ll need to figure out which cables belong to which devices. There’s no easy way to do this, and hopefully you’ll be able to backtrack all the wires to their sources quickly. Once you do, take a cheap mailing label available at any office supplies store and wrap it around the cable so that it is folded back on itself. Make sure to leave some room on the label so that you can write the identity of the cable on the label itself.
The key to organizing cable clutter is condensing and keeping similar wires together. Using a wire-tie or similar product, bundle families of wires together so they are not strewn randomly about where they can become easily tangled. Instead, keep all the wires associated with the stereo together, all the T.V. wires together, and so on and so forth. Avoid bundling the entire mass together. If you do this, you’ll find you’ve created more problems for yourself the next time you need to access just a single wire amidst the entire bundle of them. There are several commercial products on the market that are designed to help you bundle your wires properly. These are not necessary, and simple wire-ties provide a cheap alternative.
Another method of condensing cables is by reducing their lengths. Most of the time, manufacturers provide you with more cable than you need. To reduce the length of cable, just loop the excess lengths and secure them with Velcro straps or wire ties. Cable organizers are also available, which can make organizing them a breeze. Velcro straps make adjusting the length very easy in the future, and therefore are a perfect application for any devices that may need to be moved regularly.
If you’ve got data cables and electrical cables in the same area, try to keep them separated. Doing so will reduce the risk of electromagnetic interference that can interrupt data flow.
Following these simple guidelines should help you have your cable clutter taken care of in no time. You’re home will be neater, more organized, and most importantly, safer.
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