"Bond" wrote in message
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I am just starting to finish part of my basement and just completed
the framing. I would like to install 5 receptacles and some recessed
lighting (6 of them), along with a dimmer switch for the light. My
plan is to create a new cicuit (there is room on the breaker). I am
having problems putting my head around how the wiring will work for the
circuit. Questions I have is can all this be put on 1 circuit? I am
running the wire from the breaker, to the receptacles (in series), to a
light switch, and then to each of the recessed lights ... is this right
method? Any help is greatly appreciated.


You can do it that way, however I prefer to keep the lighting separate from
the receptacles by using two circuits. You never know what you will be
plugging in down the road and you don't want your lights dimming because of
a heater or refrigerator that's on the same circuit.

Make sure that you have permits and have this work inspected. More and more
I hear of home inspectors and attorneys bringing up the issue of finished
basements when a house is sold. I have had several customers have to pull
permits and get work inspected that was done two owners before. It is not
fun having to bring a basement up to code after it is finished and
especially for work that someone else did years before. In New Jersey it is
required to put firestops behind the basement walls every ten feet
horizontally and continuous vertically at the top. It is also a good idea
for insurance purposes to have had the work inspected.