Installing A Tough Switch In Attic

If possible you should run the electrical wire through the attic or basement.

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. Instead of adding just a light. 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. Loading ubiquiti community ubiquiti community.

Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic. The reason i don t like extension cords is in my second comment. Do not install your box yet. It is perfectly safe to install a switch in the attic.

If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Step 3 run the wire. This is a video on how i installed an attic light in the house attic space. It currently has one pull string light that has power running in it and out to a wall socket.

Wherever that extension cord is connected to power you could extend that circuit from there to the poe and then connect the poe. What i was commenting on was the extension cord in the attic. If it is a drywall ceiling then cut out a circle using your drywall saw. I have a little experience in electrical work.

Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or experienced diyer can easily tap into an existing circuit. Step 2 prepare the installation location. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. I would like to add a second light and a wall switch for both lights.

I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect.