How To Run Wires Through Ceiling But No Attic Access

Grab a fixture and remove its junction box cover.

How to run wires through ceiling but no attic access.

The access is 14 because it s constrained by the 16 centers of the ceiling joists. If there is any. 1 saw holes inceiling drill holes in joists at an oblique angle with a wide bore drill bit 1 1 2 or so fish wire through. Step 8 locate the wires at the sites where you fed them to from the attic and complete your connections first then secure or conceal the rest of the wire.

Push harder on the access panel and get a look up there. For vertical work you can cut about 6 inches below the wall ceiling joint drill through the top plat and then fish from the opening ion the ceiling. When you drill a hole to run the ip camera wiring like wiring cameras through the ceiling you can hide the security camera cable with the wire guards. To connect a ceiling light fixture to a light switch in your house snake the wire through the ceiling and walls via access holes a process known as fishing the wire.

There should be no excess wire or ends left in the attic. Turn off the electricity. It s quite a bit easier to work with. Patch over wall when done.

Once you are running the wire feed both ends of the wire through their corresponding holes and climb down from the attic. You will need to cut a square of drywall at the very top of your wall in order to give you access to drill through the top plate of your wall. Put the cable into the guard and attach the guard to the wall inside of your home or trail them to the back of your furniture. Make the opening about 12 x 12 to give you room to get the drill in.

Cut the opening in the ceiling for your new electrical box. So no wires are plain in sight. This is another area where having a second pair of hands will be helpful. You will want to run the cable parallel to the direction of the joists.

Connect the red wire from the switch to the black wire you are running to the ceiling. Your helper can guide the wire through the other openings while you concentrate on pulling it through. If necessary cut a piece of the drywall where the ceiling and wall meet to run the wire from the wall to the ceiling. 2 stay in cavity between joists by running wire up into ceiling or down into basement and loop through wall back up to cavity between joists where the next light fixture will be mounted.

Begin pulling the fish tape back through the ceiling hole making sure that you wind it up while reeling it in.