No way is this up to code. And no it technically should not be done. And no low voltage contractor for the point of saying it should ever install a power outlet when he finds out that he needs one some where.


With that said, I doubt that something like this would be inspected. I've done it before once or twice because there was no other option, performance wasn't effected, and we made sure that we tied the wire tight to the corner so it didn't get shot.

Never thought about Ernie's idea to twist the wire, makes sense anyway. If I'm in the situation to do it again I'll use it .


Just don't put nails into the wire, use a 4-5" crown to be safe.