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	Subject - Rewiring old masonry block home BermudaD I'm trying to rewire my block home. Having trouble fishing wires from attic to old outlet boxes-seems to be getting caught up in the blocks. Any tips or tricks that might assist me will be greatly appreciated. veganfan Are you trying to fish it or using one of old wires to pull new ones in? I have found the second one easier at times. JimmyDee I would like to welcome you to the Electrical Knowledge site. I hope your questions will be answered in an understandable way. I agree with Veganfan that using the old wires sometimes is the easiest way to go but I do have one old journeyman trick that may help. I found that attaching about one foot of fixture chain on the end of a good strong string will sometime make it down and around spots that a tape or any other method can't. The weight and flexibility of the chain will fall over obstructions and you can instantly feel when it gets hung up. When it does I just bounce it up and down a few times and most of the time it works. Unfortunately for all of us, not always. Jim BermudaD thank you for your help I'll try them and post back. luckyshadow What I have done in the past (and present) is to use some 3/8 nuts or fishing weight on the string. I use this method to fish MC or Greenfield down block walls on the job. veganfan Hey JimmyDee great idea. I have never heard of this before, but shure will give it a try now. BermudaD Thanks for all your great tips. I've found a small space between the blocks and plaster that I've been able to fish my wire through. I punched a fist-sized hole above the boxes and pulled my wire from the attic. Again, thank you all very much.