Wiring Solutions Without An Attic

How to install recessed lights in an old house with no attic space.

Wiring solutions without an 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. This tutorial is a great way of adding an overhead light without the expense or hassle of adding or altering existing wiring inside your walls and ceilings. The lights will stay on as long as there s motion. Then run the wire and cover it with a nail plate.

Beams ceiling light detects you and turns on the bright led light. When i get it to where it matches up with the correct joist bay i could run it up the wall where i have to cut out the rock and notch the top plate s to get it into the ceiling. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. The most difficult part of installing recessed lights in a house with no attic or attic crawl space is running the new wiring.

Surface wiring is a system of channels and boxes that let you put outlets switches or light fixtures anywhere you want without the hassle of cutting into walls fishing wire and patching holes. I ve always preferred living in pre 1940s buildings for all their historical and architectural charm so far six different places and counting ranging from 1907 through 1931. It s a perfect solution for renters in old homes and even a good way to add a charming vintage fixture in a room with existing but harshly colored lighting i e. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location.

And it can look neater than you might think since you can paint the parts to match the walls. No more reaching for the pull cords and getting only cobwebs. Best solution to light an attic pull string lights are a pain. Replace them with the mr.

Beams ceiling light and light up your attic without an electrician. My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well.