It may be helpful to ask a friend to assist you in lifting the carpet as you go.
Hiding speaker wire under carpet.
I never experianced static problems with my monster speaker wire and we had quite a few very dry winters.
Id just put it under the carpet.
If you have a carpeted room it is easy to hide your speaker wires between the carpet and your baseboards.
Gently tuck the wires into the gap using a flat head screwdriver to push them completely under the baseboard and out of sight.
Its a short distance.
But again stop thinking and get to working.
Hiding larger hotter wires under the carpet can not only be a tripping hazard but also could cause a fire.
Run ghost wire along wall.
Not only can a rug offer personality and draw aesthetic attention to itself but it will help prevent tripping hazards.
To lift the carpet up use your pliers to grip the carpet edge and gently pull it up from the tack strip.
The wire from the fish tape should follow the same path where you would eventually like to place your cable.
Most speaker wires are too thick for under carpet installation as they will be visible and felt under the rug.
It has a strong adhesive on one side so it can be easily run along walls floors and under carpets.
Only hide low voltage small flat and non thermally conductive wires under carpeting.
It is helpful to lift the carpet up with your hand at the same time as you unwind the wire and guide it under the carpet.
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Sewell direct offers ghost wire that s a spool of 16 awg speaker wire about the width and thickness of duct tape.
If your speaker wires have to cross an open floor space common with surround sound speakers a readily convenient option would be to hide them under some type of throw rug or carpet runner.
This solution works well for hiding the wire from surround sound speakers in the rear of a home theater setup.
Special flat speaker wire made from insulated copper ribbons are one solution.
Add thick nice wood molding around the opening and cut a channel behind it to hide the wire.
Wood molding is an option.