Installing A Tough Switch In Attic

Determine where you will be installing your pull chain light fixture.

Installing a tough switch in attic.

Install a hard wired light fixture. Instead of adding just a light. Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or experienced diyer can easily tap into an existing circuit. Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic.

This is a video on how i installed an attic light in the house attic space. I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect. Loading ubiquiti community ubiquiti community. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location.

If it is a drywall ceiling then cut out a circle using your drywall saw. I would like to add a second light and a wall switch for both lights. I have a little experience in electrical work. What i was commenting on was the extension cord in the attic.

Wiring for an attic light and switch hi i am trying to install a wall switch in my attic. It currently has one pull string light that has power running in it and out to a wall socket. 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. Do not install your box yet.

Wherever that extension cord is connected to power you could extend that circuit from there to the poe and then connect the poe. If possible you should run the electrical wire through the attic or basement. Step 2 prepare the installation location. Step 3 run the wire.

It is perfectly safe to install a switch in the attic.