Installing WireTracks Around Door Frames

When installing WireTracks along door frames, you follow the same principles as a regular installation. However, you must cut the WireTracks to fit around each corner of the door.

Note: Door frames can be very thick. Make sure that the molding is wide enough to cover the WireTracks wiring channel AND the door frame. If not, you will need to purchase thicker molding or choose another route that bypasses the door frame.

To install WireTracks around a door frame, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have enough WireTracks NC (new construction) wiring channels for the doorframe.

2. Make sure you are wearing safety goggles.

3. Install the WireTracks NC wiring channels around the door frame using the enclosed screws. Using the miter box, cut each edge that will make up the corner at a 45-degree angle. Make sure to reinforce it next to the connecting points.

Note: You can also use standard WireTracks wiring channels, but installing the wallboard will be more complicated.

4. Follow normal procedures for taping, texturing, and painting the walls.

5. Install the WireTracks wiring channel covers.

6. Apply glue to the wiring channel covers.

7. Cut and attach the molding to the wiring channel cover. Make sure not to glue the corners together.

8. Wait until the glue is well adhered and remove the wiring channel cover/baseboard assemblies.

9. Use the provided screws to attach the covers to the molding.

10. Reinstall the wiring channel cover.

Bonus: To simplify painting, remove the wiring channel cover/baseboard assembly and paint it separately.