Installing A Tough Switch In Attic

When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper.

Installing a tough switch in attic.

Determine where you will be installing your pull chain light fixture. Loading ubiquiti community ubiquiti community. If it is a drywall ceiling then cut out a circle using your drywall saw. Install a hard wired light fixture.

If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. What i was commenting on was the extension cord in the attic. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect.

This is a video on how i installed an attic light in the house attic space. If possible you should run the electrical wire through the attic or basement. Instead of adding just a light. Wiring for an attic light and switch hi i am trying to install a wall switch in my attic.

The reason i don t like extension cords is in my second comment. It is perfectly safe to install a switch in the attic. I would like to add a second light and a wall switch for both lights. Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic.

Place the light switch near the entry for convenience and use a switch with a warning light that reminds you when the light is on. Do not install your box yet. It currently has one pull string light that has power running in it and out to a wall socket. Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or experienced diyer can easily tap into an existing circuit.

Step 3 run the wire.