How To Put A Light In The Attic

Basic lighting options install a hard wired light fixture.

How to put a light in the attic. Measure 52 inches up from the floor and make a mark. Connect the attic light to its own circuit. Install a battery operated light. I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect.

Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic. This is also a hard wired fixture but one operated simply by a pull string. Open an access to your attic and install plywood boards for a walking 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.

Cut all power by switching off the breaker box. Cut these boards in 60 cm 2 foot wide sections so the electrician can move around a large area. Locate the position of the light switch halfway between the recessed light and the electrical outlet. Trace the electrical box for the light.

If wiring a wall. 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. Connect the electrical wire from the switch box to the attic light using the manufacturer s instructions.

Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or. Instead of adding just a light.