How To Put A Light In The Attic

I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect.

How to put a light in the attic.

Measure 52 inches up from the floor and make a mark. Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or. Connect the attic light to its own circuit. Nail them to your rafters.

A light in the attic can make it easier to build a staircase into the attic or evaluate the space for storage. Instead of adding just a light. Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic. Install a battery operated light.

Open an access to your attic and install plywood boards for a walking area. Simply look in one of the rooms below and make a note of the rough location of the light mounted on the ceiling. Locate the position of the light switch halfway between the recessed light and the electrical outlet. Trace the electrical box for the light.

This is also a hard wired fixture but one operated simply by a pull string. If wiring a wall. Cut these boards in 60 cm 2 foot wide sections so the electrician can move around a large area. Once you are up in the loft space locate the rough area in which you noted the lights location on the ceiling below and you should then be able to fairly easily find the wires running to that light.

This is a video on how i installed an attic light in the house attic space. Cut all power by switching off the breaker box.