JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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Okay, I DO appreciate the tips, but my question is how do I get power
to the island WITHOUT attaching to the ceiling or raising the floor.
I've already gotten approval from the wife to put in a bar (and pool
table, and TV on the wall, etc), and want to just take that and run
with it. If I have to, I'll use the speedbump power cord idea, but
would really like something that doesn't look so industrial. The
floor will be engineered wood floor, and the plan is to have that wood
flooring across the entire basement (except in the bathroom and
workout space), so running a Romex cable underneath isn't really a
possiblity I don't think. I have an angle grinder, so I guess I'll do
some test-cuts tonight. Would 1/2 inch conduit be sufficient? Any
idea how deep it would need to be?

I wouldn't go hacking up your floor until you've explored some other ideas,
via resources IN ADDITION TO this newsgroup. Open your yellow pages phone
book and find a real electrical supply place. Not Home Depot. Not Lowe's.
You might get multiple benefits from visiting such a place:

- Ideas
- Touch and see the ideas
- People who work at these places are often familiar with local building
codes

Second reviewing all options, cutting the slab should be the last
resort.

As for conduit, 1/2" sch 40 PVC conduit would be sufficient for the
items you want on the island. You'd only need larger if you intended
something like an electric cook top. Depth need not be more than a
couple inches since it will have concrete cover as well as being
blatantly obvious due to the different concrete color on the strip
(you'll never get a perfect match), but from a practical perspective it
will likely be full slab depth since it will be easier to cut full depth
and remove that strip than to cut partial depth and try to chisel out to
the depth you want.