In reality as long as you can feed the wire across the ceiling using a wire pulling fish you can easily install can lights in any room even one without attic access.
Pulling wire without getting in attic.
Running wires without attic or basement.
How to run wire through an attic.
Strip the end of the sheathing attach the wires to the fish tape and tape them in place.
To patch one sheet of drywall cut into 8 strips would give 48 and you have two even seams to patch.
Then pull the cable through the wall plate and out the next wall box opening.
If you re working from the attic you can drop a weighted string down wall cavity then attach the wire to the string and pull it through.
Had to be pulled to get through the last 90 and it felt like 187 lb.
Because it was just a little over what i can pull with the rope over my shoulders.
Make sure that someone holds the opposite end of the cable securely while you fish it to the next location to avoid pulling the cable into the wall where you can t reach it.
Measure the distance between the two sites you want to run wire between and make sure you will have enough wire.
With one person pushing and another pulling you should be able to pull the wires through.
Find your attic access.
A ring of the same size as a drawing wire is made in the feed cable.
Use tape to fix the end like you pull wire.
You may need to use needle nose pliers to get the end of the fishtape out.
The last 90 was pulled using a unistrut lever bar on the rope.
That would give you plenty of room to drill the studs and pull the wire.
The person who is pushing should smear lubricant on the wires as they enter the wireway until the run is well underway.
Converting an attic to a bedroom and bath averages 80 100k if it can easily be converted without.
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Don t forget to include.
Attach the wire or cable to a fish tape or coat hanger using electrical tape and feed it into the hole until it reaches the opening at the other end.
When you must deal with an attic space because you can t run the cable by simply pushing up the ceiling tiles there a few things to consider.
I ll be showing tricks to cut lots of time off fishing wires in walls.
Run the wire or cable to its destination.
This is usually a moveable piece of drywall or plywood that covers a rectangular hole.
