Run Wire From Basement To Garagae Attic

I am in need of some help choosing the correct wire for my detached garage.

Run wire from basement to garagae attic.

My home was built in 1941. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement. Bring all of the wire up into the attic.

My plan is to create a run from my main panel in my basement to the detached garage. At the garage repeat steps 3 through 7 to install the plastic conduit and cable. From inside the basement pull the cable all the way to the main electrical panel. 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.

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement. Secure the cable to the overhead joists with cable staples. Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe. I recently installed a motion sensored security light in the back of my house.

The total length of the run is about 80 feet. I would like to have 2 15 amp circuits and 2 20 amp circuits in the garage. Running wire from attic to basement. But running wire through pvc conduit mounted on walls and ceilings makes the job faster and a whole lot less frustrating.

Secure the cable to the overhead joists with cable staples. 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. I replaced an old flood. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic.

To add lights and outlets you could spend days crawling around your attic and snaking wire through walls. You can get different sizes of pvc and you can run 2 3 lines in one run. It seems no matter what you will have to open a couple walls but might not be as bad as you think. Go outside and lay the cable into the trench running it all the way to the garage.

To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in. At home centers you ll find a variety of pvc fittings that let you turn corners and run the conduit exactly where.