There are a lot of good online tutorials about running speaker wire online. However it is really simple.
1: Score the paint and or sealant on top of the baseboards using a utility knife. You don't want to pull them off and take half the paint and gypsum paper with them.... big problem then. Take your time and be super careful to stay right in the corner. A painters edging guide works well to protect the wall.
edit: sometimes the paint does not need to be scored if the tops of the baseboards weren't sealed and or painted over. Just pry one end gently with a chisel or something to see if they have been.
2: Carefully pry them off about a foot at a time. Make sure you place a thin board behind your prying tool so you do not dent wall.
3: You should find a gap large enough between the wall and floor to run the wire, if not, you can use a dremel or other rotating type saw to make one.
4: Run wire.... obviously.
5: Snip brad nails off back of baseboards using wire cutters.
6: Glue them back on using liquid nails about 2 mms above your score line.
If you do it this way, nobody would ever be able to tell you did it. Just snip the speaker wire off at the baseboard when you move, and stuff the leftover nub under the baseboard.
Hope that helps.
Last edited by pylon; 01-17-2011 at 01:45 AM.
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