"HotRod" wrote in message
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Since this sounds like you first DIY project I'll actually give you some
drywall advice instead, instead of trying to fish the electrical wire
everwhere just cut a 1 foot wide strip the length of the kitchen out of
the drywall. TRUST ME it's just as easy or easier to patch one big hole as
itis to fix several smaller holes. If you cut the hole right down the
centre it should leave room to run each wire down the sides.


I could go either way on that. I used a large hole saw that I also used to
make the cutouts for the recessed lights. I saved the circular cut out
pieces as they were already textured correctly. After the first hole, I was
able to predict where the remaining joists were.

When it came time to patch these access holes, I glued a flat piece of wood
(a door shim) inside and across the hole. When that glue dried, I glued and
screwed the circle of drywall back into the hole and patched with mud and
popcorn later.

I had layers of blown in insulation, so a larger hole would have made a much
larger mess.