Lar: I read it earlier and that's what got me interested, in fact. This particular rowhousing was built over 30 years ago by a guy named Campeau, who eventually made enough money in new-housing construction that he decided he could buy some New York businesses, like Bloomingdales. Which almost immediately went bankrupt. He built his houses in much the same fashion: he cut corners. I'll be checking, but I have a feeling I won't find any horizontal braces behind my wall. In any case, thanks again from those of us who have always wondered how to easily fish a cable behind drywall... ... Mike