I bought my first box of these and they sat a while. I guess I didn't believe they'd be as easy to use or as effective as they are. Once I finally decided to use them, I was impressed with the quality of the pieces and the variety of connectors that is included. I regret waiting because they really do improve the look of my space and keep things tidier. It's so much easier to vacuum with the cords off the floor and behind these covers. They're an easy and cheap way to improve your space.
What most impressed me was that the pieces are sturdy and the covers stay on over the cables inside, but they're thin enough that I could use a staple gun to mount them on the wood baseboards in my old house. A staple an inch from either end and they're very secure. My old house has few outlets so there was cords running all over. I had a couple cords that ran behind heating radiators and I wanted to protect the cords from the heat, so it was easy to get the staple gun under the radiator and secure in place, then snap on the covers.
Now I keep noticing spots with ugly, exposed cables and ordered my third box. I'd recommend them to renters 'cause they should be easy to remove, or cheap enough that you can leave them behind after you move and not feel you've wasted your money. I haven't used the included double-sided tape as I was applying them to wood mouldings 95% of the time. When I used some on a wall, I used the small included screws and anchors, pre-drilling a hole in the backside of the cover first. The plastic was easy to drill through and then I used that hole as a template to mark where on the wall the screw hole and anchor needed to be.
Pic 1 - the coaxial cable for internet comes through a hole drilled in the baseboard and it looked terrible until I placed two pieces of the cover on either side and used this joining piece. There are cords for the TV surge protector and lamp hidden inside.
Pic 2 - I have a Sonos speaker in the corner and this is the only outlet, so I have to run it behind the heating radiator. The cover protects the cord from melting, discoloring or from any water leaks from the radiator (as it has leaked in the past).
Pic 3 - the dining room has this one outlet in the middle of the wall on one side of the room, so I have to run cables to either end of the room where I have lamps. Before these were on the floor and occasionally stepped on and hit by the vacuum. It's not perfect, but it's much better than when they were on the floor with dust bunnies between the cord and the wall.
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