I am remodeling an old stone house and am looking for some sort of
decorative electrical conduit or raceway.

I seen a show on This Old House at one time that showed a decorative
raceway / conduit that had the wire already inside it and snapped
together with plug boxes and all that fit right on the outside of the
wall.

I tried going to the This Old House web page but I have to have a
password to post a question to them and couldn't find out how to get
one.

Now I cannot find anything like that.
Can anyone help me locate a supplier of such things or at least a
suggestion of google search perimeters that would bring up suppliers?

Try searching under plugmold



"CanopyCo" wrote in message
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I am remodeling an old stone house and am looking for some sort of
decorative electrical conduit or raceway.

I seen a show on This Old House at one time that showed a decorative
raceway / conduit that had the wire already inside it and snapped
together with plug boxes and all that fit right on the outside of the
wall.

I tried going to the This Old House web page but I have to have a
password to post a question to them and couldn't find out how to get
one.

Now I cannot find anything like that.
Can anyone help me locate a supplier of such things or at least a
suggestion of google search perimeters that would bring up suppliers?

"CanopyCo" wrote in message
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I am remodeling an old stone house and am looking for some sort of
decorative electrical conduit or raceway.

I seen a show on This Old House at one time that showed a decorative
raceway / conduit that had the wire already inside it and snapped
together with plug boxes and all that fit right on the outside of the
wall.

I tried going to the This Old House web page but I have to have a
password to post a question to them and couldn't find out how to get
one.

Now I cannot find anything like that.
Can anyone help me locate a supplier of such things or at least a
suggestion of google search perimeters that would bring up suppliers?


It sounds like Plugmold which is made by Wiremold. It is usually available
from electrical supply companies.

On Sep 16, 2:18 pm, CanopyCo wrote:
I am remodeling an old stone house and am looking for some sort of
decorative electrical conduit or raceway.

I seen a show on This Old House at one time that showed a decorative
raceway / conduit that had the wire already inside it and snapped
together with plug boxes and all that fit right on the outside of the
wall.

I tried going to the This Old House web page but I have to have a
password to post a question to them and couldn't find out how to get
one.

Now I cannot find anything like that.
Can anyone help me locate a supplier of such things or at least a
suggestion of google search perimeters that would bring up suppliers?

Wiremold, Home Depot has it. (Tip, it cuts easiest with a fine
toothed hack saw 32 TPI)

CanopyCo wrote:
I am remodeling an old stone house and am looking for some sort of
decorative electrical conduit or raceway.

I seen a show on This Old House at one time that showed a decorative
raceway / conduit that had the wire already inside it and snapped
together with plug boxes and all that fit right on the outside of the
wall.

I tried going to the This Old House web page but I have to have a
password to post a question to them and couldn't find out how to get
one.

Now I cannot find anything like that.
Can anyone help me locate a supplier of such things or at least a
suggestion of google search perimeters that would bring up suppliers?


Electrical supply houses are now selling painted EMT,
(Electrical Metallic Tubing), in a variety of colors.
You can paint the conduit boxes and fittings to match.
If you use the metal Wiremold product, don't forget
to install the special bushings to protect the wiring.

http://tinyurl.com/2zvqkt

Once you learn how to handle Wiremold it will become
easy install quickly and neatly. It can also be painted
to match any decor.

[8~{} Uncle Monster

Thanks all, but Plugmold by Wiremold doesn't look quite like what I
seen.
That is not quite as nice looking or as easy to install as what I seen
on the show.

If this is a nice as I can get, I am thinking about routering out wood
and covering the wiring with that to make my own decorative raceway.

If I went that route, would I have to use conduit first, or could I
just use the wood as a conduit?

CanopyCo wrote:
Thanks all, but Plugmold by Wiremold doesn't look quite like what I
seen.
That is not quite as nice looking or as easy to install as what I seen
on the show.

If this is a nice as I can get, I am thinking about routering out wood
and covering the wiring with that to make my own decorative raceway.

If I went that route, would I have to use conduit first, or could I
just use the wood as a conduit?


If there was a short circuit that caused the wire to
burn, it could start a fire in the wood. The metal
raceway not only protects against fire, it provides
another grounding path. If the insulation on the hot
wire somehow fails, it will short against the metal
conduit and trip the circuit breaker. If you want to
rout out a channel in the wood for wiring, you can use
MC (Metal Clad) cable. MC has a spiral wound flexible
metal covering over wire. Flex is basically the same
thing but without wire, you pull your own wire through
it. These products are available at the all the big
box stores, like Lowe's and Home Depot.

[8~{} Uncle Monster

On Sep 16, 8:18?pm, Uncle Monster wrote:
CanopyCo wrote:
Thanks all, but Plugmold by Wiremold doesn't look quite like what I
seen.
That is not quite as nice looking or as easy to install as what I seen
on the show.

If this is a nice as I can get, I am thinking about routering out wood
and covering the wiring with that to make my own decorative raceway.

If I went that route, would I have to use conduit first, or could I
just use the wood as a conduit?

If there was a short circuit that caused the wire to
burn, it could start a fire in the wood. The metal
raceway not only protects against fire, it provides
another grounding path. If the insulation on the hot
wire somehow fails, it will short against the metal
conduit and trip the circuit breaker. If you want to
rout out a channel in the wood for wiring, you can use
MC (Metal Clad) cable. MC has a spiral wound flexible
metal covering over wire. Flex is basically the same
thing but without wire, you pull your own wire through
it. These products are available at the all the big
box stores, like Lowe's and Home Depot.

[8~{} Uncle Monster

I thought about using conduit inside the routed wood, but then I
thought about the fact that there is no conduit inside wood walls.

Isn't it as dangerous to run wire threw a hole in a 2 x 4 that is
sandwiched inside wood paneling and surrounded by Styrofoam
insulation, as it is to run it outside the wall under a routed 2 x 4?

Then there is the plastic conduit.
Doesn't that burn too?

I agree that running it inside standard mettle conduit and covering it
with wood would be safest, but isn't my plan as safe as standard
methods for homes?

CanopyCo wrote:
On Sep 16, 8:18?pm, Uncle Monster wrote:
CanopyCo wrote:
Thanks all, but Plugmold by Wiremold doesn't look quite like what I
seen.
That is not quite as nice looking or as easy to install as what I seen
on the show.
If this is a nice as I can get, I am thinking about routering out wood
and covering the wiring with that to make my own decorative raceway.
If I went that route, would I have to use conduit first, or could I
just use the wood as a conduit?
If there was a short circuit that caused the wire to
burn, it could start a fire in the wood. The metal
raceway not only protects against fire, it provides
another grounding path. If the insulation on the hot
wire somehow fails, it will short against the metal
conduit and trip the circuit breaker. If you want to
rout out a channel in the wood for wiring, you can use
MC (Metal Clad) cable. MC has a spiral wound flexible
metal covering over wire. Flex is basically the same
thing but without wire, you pull your own wire through
it. These products are available at the all the big
box stores, like Lowe's and Home Depot.

[8~{} Uncle Monster

I thought about using conduit inside the routed wood, but then I
thought about the fact that there is no conduit inside wood walls.

Isn't it as dangerous to run wire threw a hole in a 2 x 4 that is
sandwiched inside wood paneling and surrounded by Styrofoam
insulation, as it is to run it outside the wall under a routed 2 x 4?

Then there is the plastic conduit.
Doesn't that burn too?

I agree that running it inside standard mettle conduit and covering it
with wood would be safest, but isn't my plan as safe as standard
methods for homes?


Nail plates are commonly used to protect Romex
and MC cables that are run through wood studs.
Here is a site that shows examples of wiring
and pipes in walls:

http://www.rd.com/content/openConten...ontentId=18240

Plastic switch, junction boxes and PVC conduit
are made with fire retardant materials.

[8~{} Uncle Monster