If you need to run underground wires for security cameras to monitor your garden driveway etc.
Run extension cord through attic.
If drilling downward through the floor repeat the above procedure but expect to pass through 3 4 inch 1 9 cm sub floor and up to an additional 3 4 inch 1 9 cm of finish floor hardwood etc once 2 inches 5 1 cm have been penetrated it should be much easier to drill.
Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space.
Connections in walls and attics should be contained in a electrical box.
Extension cord flexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following.
The bottom line is that extension cords start fires and create tripping hazards the fewer extension cords the better.
With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.
Is much easier than the outside job.
Familiarize yourself with the footing situation.
If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist.
Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box.
Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location.
Pvc metal conduits are necessary.
When you re installing a new electrical circuit or running speaker cables in your home you have to run the wires inside your finished walls.
Get comfortable in your favorite chair and start wrapping that electrical tape around the extension cord.
I have tv cords that run up through the wall cap and plug into a surge protector resting on the floor of the attic which is then plugged into an outlet light fixture in the attic.
You absolutely can not do it the way you re describing.
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From any point along a wall line a receptacle outlet needs to be within reach of a six foot appliance cord and that six feet cannot be measured across a passageway.
Running extension cord through attic for outdoor tv posted by charlie arglist on 6 1 13 at 6 39 pm to el jefe get an outdoor extension cord and a bunch of black electrical tape.
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Installing security camera wires inside of your house such as the attic soffit siding etc.
Hi i just moved into a friend of mines house im making the attic as comfortable as i can for now there is no electric in attic but theres 2 seperate outlets in kitchen right outside the stairs leading to the attic can i run an orange drop chord from outlet and hook a power surge to it to plug a few different things in and then could i take another orange drop cord and run it from a separate.
