Moving main q box & cutting cable

[becki-mac]

Hi all,

I want to move my q box to the opposite side of my living room. Thing is the satellite cable runs to it currently (partly) under my laminate. Is it possible to move the box without taking up the laminate? Can I have the cable cut from where it goes into the floor, and somehow connect extra cable to run it to where I want to put the box? 

any help greatly appreciated! 

[GD1]

@becki-mac  You can buy extension cable from that well known online retailer, probably won't need to even go to the trouble of cutting anything as it comes will the required connectors.

[TimmyBGood · Accepted solution]

@becki-mac 

Yes, coaxial cable can be cut and re-terminated: that's typically how it's installed in the first place off bulk reels.  You'd need screw-on termination rather than the crimp-fit which Sky installers sometimes use: these are available online, and there are many videos on YouTube showing how to fit them.

[becki-mac]

Thank you both for the help, much appreciated!