Electrical roughed in
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- 0:59–1:18 Run Electrical Wires
From How to Install Recessed Step Lights in a Stairwell Wall, Step 3: Run Electrical Wire
After all the necessary holes are drilled, feed the electrical wire (often referred to as Romex or NM cable) through the holes in the studs. Ensure the wire runs cleanly through each hole. Once the wire reaches an electrical box, bring it into the box through one of the designated knock-outs. Secure the wire to the stud using a cable staple, typically within 6-12 inches of the box, as per code. Leave sufficient excess wire (usually 6-8 inches beyond the face of the box or as specified by local code) inside the box to allow for easy connection to devices. Coil or roll up the excess wire neatly within the box to keep it organized and ready for the next stage of electrical work.
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0:01 Here's how to run electrical. Let's get after it. Step one, mount your boxes where you want them. Make sure you read your local code to know where your boxes should be. There's these little stickouts here. That's for your drywall. So, you're going to put this on your stud and bump it right up to here. Then that's way that allows the box to sit flush with the drywall. These measure half an inch. So, put that on there. Slide it back to where those touch the stud. Take your hammer and pound them in. After you went around and installed all your boxes, next you're going to drill your holes. Mark the height on all the studs and then find center. Grab a 7/8 spade bit and drill your hole. Make sure that you maintain an inch and a quarter distance from both sides. Inch and a quarter, an inch and a quarter. If you drill too far over on one side, you
0:46 have to put a metal wire protector on a stud. These get pounded in. Here's what could happen if you don't drill the hole in the middle of your stud. You could drill right through your wire. After you went through and drilled all your holes, run your wire. Once you got it close to your box, pound out the bottom of your box, slip your wire through, and pound in a cable staple. Take your excess wire, leave yourself room to play, roll it up, and stick it in your box ready for your outlet. That's how you do the rough-in part of electrical. So, anyways, I got stuff to do. Catch you guys later. Peace.
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