On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:14:48 -0600, Leonard Lopez
wrote:

I'm assuming that it's legal here, since my neighbor is a contractor..
of course, being a contractor means that he KNOWS the codes, but might
not mean he follows them at home..

Anyway, he was very specific about 3 wire, heavy gauge, etc., etc, so
if nothing else, we built one hell of an extension cord with 4 circuit
breakers.. lol
I thought that that was illegal in most states. Romex is supposed to be
used within enclosed walls. Exterior (to a wall) wiring should go in
some type of tubing (a few different ones are around)

Len

mac davis wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:08:37 GMT, "Scott Smith"
wrote:


Sorry if this isn't the appropriate group for this question... searching
Google for questions about setting up workshops always seemed to lead me
here...

We recently bought a house, and it still has the original garage lighting: a
single 60W bulb mounted on the wall next to the door.

I want to work in the garage, so I need to add some lighting. We live in
San Diego, and our winters don't usually get below 50 degrees, so I figured
I'd go with fluorescent lights.

The problem is that the walls and ceiling are all finished (sheetrock and
paint). Any thought of running the wires outside the walls sounds (at least)
ugly, but the idea of tearing out the sheet rock just to run wires around
the ceiling doesn't sound that appealing either (there are rooms above the
garage, so there's no attic or crawlspace to use).

I'm trying to figure out what my options are (after just buying a house in
San Diego, SWMBO would balk at the expense of just hiring a pro to take care
of it). Anyone out there done anything like this?

Any advice would be appreciated.

-Scott



If you're worried about the wires showing, use "external conduit"...
it's those funny looking 1/2 round tubes that you see in older
buildings, running to the lights and switches...
Most BORGs have it..

We did my neighbor's garage last year and just used white romex with
white staples.. pretty close match to his paint, as luck would have
it..



mac

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