JCH
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Wanting to add 3-way switches and new ceiling light locations to our plaster and lath front hall. Unfinished basement so getting power to new switch locations should be fairly easy.
Question is how to get wiring to new ceiling box locations? Floor above is finished so no access from above. Joists run across hallway so need to get the new wiring to turn the corner from the hall ceiling to the load-bearing side walls and down to the basement.
Anyone have any tips (other than ripping down the entire plaster ceiling to expose everything) for:
1) Attaching the new ceiling boxes? I've seen rectangular reno switch boxes but haven't seen round ceiling reno boxes... do they exist? Otherwise, how do you support them without cutting back to the two nearest ceiling joists? Or is plaster/lath (which is in good shape) not strong enough to be used to support a round light box?
2) How to get wiring around the corner from the ceiling to the load-bearing wall? Need to get through a double top-plate. Cut a small slot in both ceiling and top of wall and use a long bit to drill a hole in the top plate?
Appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks!
.../j
Question is how to get wiring to new ceiling box locations? Floor above is finished so no access from above. Joists run across hallway so need to get the new wiring to turn the corner from the hall ceiling to the load-bearing side walls and down to the basement.
Anyone have any tips (other than ripping down the entire plaster ceiling to expose everything) for:
1) Attaching the new ceiling boxes? I've seen rectangular reno switch boxes but haven't seen round ceiling reno boxes... do they exist? Otherwise, how do you support them without cutting back to the two nearest ceiling joists? Or is plaster/lath (which is in good shape) not strong enough to be used to support a round light box?
2) How to get wiring around the corner from the ceiling to the load-bearing wall? Need to get through a double top-plate. Cut a small slot in both ceiling and top of wall and use a long bit to drill a hole in the top plate?
Appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks!
.../j