"Pat" wrote in message
nvilleaccesscompany...

Any tips greatly appreciated. I'd really like to minimize the damage
to the drywall as it's professionally installed and textured.


Tip #1 Consider all possibilities. Surface mounted conduit. Working
from the outside. Working in the wall without going into the attic at
all. For instance you could remove a 4 inch wide strip the length of the
wall and cover it with a 1X6 chair rail.

Tip #2 Going thru the top rail requires 2 holes. One in the wall and one
in the ceiling. You do the work from inside the shop without having to
enter the attic.

Tip #3 I don't find a lot of plugins installed in the walls very useful.
I like boxes installed in the ceiling with a short 16" cord hanging down
that I can plug into. I find that my walls get covered with cupboards and
material and tool storage. Work is performed more in the center working
with extension cords. I run my big tools off of a large 220 outlet
located near the door. That way I can work outside too. My large tools
get rolled into the center or outside to be used and rolled back against
the wall to be stored until needed again. Everything is movable and gets
positioned according to the needs of the job. I do run a circuit to the
stationary tools like my air compressor. I find one 220 outlet enough
because I can only run one tool at a time. I am a one man operation.
Likewise one 110 outlet is enough as well. I use an extension cord with
multiple outlets to get the power to where I am working. I do zero work
near a wall. Car work, building cupboards, furniture all happen in the
center of the room. Table saws, welders, planers, miter saws, shapers all
get pulled away from their storage location next to the wall to the center
to be used.

Tip #4 What you plan on doing would not be something I would do. In my
shop plugins located along the wall would be unreachable/unused.

Tip #5 Sheet rock is inexpensive. You could remove all the sheetrock, do
the work and replace it with new. Material cost would only be about $300
and 3 days work or so. If you do this I prefer a flat finish. Easier to
broom the muck off.

Tip #6 I also have a extension cord that plugs into the 220 outlet giving
me 2 110 volt circuits to use.


Great tips on the wiring..I'm going to be wiring my new garage soon and like
yours I can't get to the walls either except for the
workbench...LOL...THANKS.....