Run Wire From Basement To Attic

Wires running across joists in attic.

Run wire from basement to attic.

While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other. 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. 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. I recently installed a motion sensored security light in the back of my house.

Rewiring 2nd floor from the attic. Multi story residential basement to attic. My home was built in 1941. If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on.

The presumption is that the cable run will be looped from one box location down or up into a basement crawlspace or an attic then across floor joists before entering the stud cavity where the next box is located. On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement. Wires and attic floorboards. To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in.

Run the wire or cable to its destination. Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. You can get different sizes of pvc and you can run 2 3 lines in one run.

Running wire from attic to basement. I replaced an old flood. Bring all of the wire up into the attic. Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist.

If you have a rigid line then you can open up one wall on second floor to drill to attic and first and then drill up to first from basement. I was also under the impression that if wiring is in an attic space that it may need to be derated because it can get very hot up there. It seems no matter what you will have to open a couple walls but might not be as bad as you think. From inside the living space position the bit against the wall directly above if accessing from attic or below if accessing from basement the desired location of the service the cable will provide.