Cables strewn everywhere? It’s a pain when you need to keep things tidy, but the architecture of your home says no. The answer is trunking, adhesive plastic tubes that hide your cables from view, known as cable covers.

Here’s what you need to know about choosing and installing cable covers for your power, data, and AV cables.

Often, we tuck cables behind objects, under rugs, sofas, etc. Drilling holes isn’t unheard of either, but if you don’t have the skills to get this right, you can end up with broken drill bits, huge holes, ripped wallpaper… the list goes on.