Running Wires Through Your Attic

If the attic is your only access space for running cable you may find it necessary to cut another small hole in the wall surface high on the wall in order to gain access for drilling through the wall s top plate.

Running wires through your attic.

Yes this should be corrected and it would be good to have the wiring and all the circuit connections inspected as well. Thread the cable through the holes. Of cable and thread it through the holes from one box to the next. Protect the wall with a thin piece of cardboard etc.

This hole can be patched once the wiring work is completed. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Run the wires through the holes above their respective rooms. Of sheathed cable into the box and staple the cable photo 8.

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. Depending on what the wiring is for this may be go through the drywall to the ceiling for instance for new lighting or be farther down on a wall. Run the wire or cable to its destination. 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.

Straighten about 12 ft. The following links will assist you with your electrical question. When you reach each new box follow the stripping procedure shown in photo 7 push the conductors and about 1 4 in. Then to the opposite action have one person feed the cables down through the hole to the destination while another person pulls the cable out from the wall.

And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. If drilling up through the ceiling expect to pass through a thin coat of plaster and 5 8 of sheet rock and 1 2 inch 1 3 cm of strapping to which the sheet rock is secured.