On 12/05/2014 07:17 AM, Nonah wrote:
I would like to install an outlet on the front of my house. I can do this a couple of ways. Since there is an outlet on the inside of the house opposite of where I want to place the outdoor one, I could simply drill a hole and tap into the one indoors. Problem is that my house is sided with asbestos shingles and I really don't think it's a good idea plus I am considering vinyl siding the house in the next few years. Option two is more complicated, but I think more feasible in the long term. My outdoor patio, which is screened in and attached to the house, has an outdoor plug. This plug is on the opposite side of the house. I'm thinking I could tap into it, run conduit around the foundation attached at various spots and then end with the plug where I want it. I would not have to go under doors and the benefit is that if I ever get siding, none of that would have to be removed because it's below the siding. I have one problem though and that is that I'm not sure how to
tap into the patio outlet. It lies about 6 feet from the outside of the house within the screened in section of the patio. There's no way I could go horizontal within the wall because there's studs between where it lies and the outside. The goal would be to somehow get a wire branched off from that plug to the foundation-- from there I can run the conduit to where I want the outdoor plug.

The only other option I can think of, and I don't even know if it's possible, is following through with the first option except drilling the tap hole between the indoor plug, which lies a couple of feet above the foundation, between the indoor junction box and foundation with the hole exiting from the foundation. Being two feet higher would make the angle quite steep and I'm not even sure I have a good enough drill to go through that much foundation. The outlet though would still end up attached to the foundation and not the siding.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Nonah


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