Proper Way To Wire Attic

Raul no this is not a standard practice and is most likely the result of improper installation of electrical attic wiring.

Proper way to wire attic.

The attic is one of the primary areas of potential heat loss in your home. Lay the batts across the ceiling joists covering the existing insulation. Never step between joists as you may break through the ceiling below. Use thwn 2 14 gauge stranded wire if you get power from a 15 amp circuit or thwn 2 12 gauge stranded wire for a 20 amp circuit.

Space attic vents evenly and mark the locations by driving nails up through the shingles photo 1. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper. Place planks 1 by 6 or 1 by 8 or plywood sheaths across floor joists to improve your mobility in the attic. Homes are naturally filled with warm moist air on a daily basis thanks to human physiology and activities such as cooking and showering.

Here is how to insulate an unfinished attic. Pull down stair or ladder. Yes this should be corrected and it would be good to have the wiring and all. Methods of proper attic electrical wiring.

Preparing an attic for insulation. Attic hatch or door. The most popular way to ventilate an attic is to take advantage of buoyancy or warm moist air s natural tendency to rise especially when pushed by cold air beneath it. How to install soffit vents.

Follow photos 1 6 for the simple how to. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Danny says if you cannot access it from the attic space the only way to provide the necessary venting is to actually cut a hole in the roof to gain access certainly an extreme measure but the only way i would know to be able to accomplish that. Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door.

Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Wear a dust mask while working in the attic and lay planks or plywood across rafters so you don t step though the drywall ceiling below. Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor explain how to insulate an attic. While wearing dust mask and gloves carry r 38 batts of unfaced fiberglass insulation into the attic.