Run Wire From Basement To Attic

Running wire from attic to basement.

Run wire from basement to attic.

Wires running across joists in attic. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. Rewiring 2nd floor from the attic.

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. 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. Bring all of the wire up into the attic. 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.

Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe. My home was built in 1941. 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. It seems no matter what you will have to open a couple walls but might not be as bad as you think.

I recently installed a motion sensored security light in the back of my house. Wires and attic floorboards. If you have access to your basement crawl space and attic you should be able to run wires without having to cut patch any drywall. If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on.

I replaced an old flood. To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in. 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. Run the wire or cable to its destination.

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement. 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. Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist. 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.