How To Easily Add New Outlets To Existing Walls | DIY With No Wall Repair!
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2021
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My garage is short on outlets. In this video I'm showing you how to add new outlets to an existing wall, without damaging or repairing drywall! This is a very easy project and a great solution to adding outlets to a room.
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@Linda L No it would not..
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@Linda L ... In the case of a retrofit there are different rules. The one I know for sure is you don't need to secure the wire except at the boxes. The nail plates were a nice touch for safety.
@@rogergy1 ... I do believe that's national code by now, with the possible exception of a ceiling outlet for a door opener. (depending on the ease of access is the way it's worded) How to do that is covered elsewhere, but circuits in any damp / wet location (garage / basement) must be GFCI protected.
As a retired electrician, we would use a strong magnet to locate the screws on the drywall to be removed, even nails, this way the drywall will come off in one piece. Just a small bit of help. Thanks for all you share n nice job. You're hired.
Yep. Not a fan of cutting into structure even this little bit.
@@kevinwilson2536 My first thought as well, hope that wall is not load bearing.
I used magnets like you say, as a kid, then bought lots of fancy stud finders. I’ve been coming back to magnets as I get older. They just work. Funny how that works.
@@markme4 .... in hind sight she could have cross drilled each stud and probably still used the nail plates for protection.
@@markme4 The building code allows load bearing studs to be notched up to 25% of their width, so if this is a 3-1/2" stud it can have up to a 7/8" notch taken out.
My 4 year old daughter: "Is that a girl?" Thanks for giving me an early opportunity to explain to my daughter how capable she is to do anything. I didn't realize she was already forming thoughts that this sort of thing may be "guy work". Subscribed.
Awesome! Give her a High Five for me! Thanks for watching.
As a woman millwright / sanitary process welder my grandchildren too thought it odd that I did " mans work " . My husband also a millwright / welder explained to them that the work involved THINKING and knowledge and not brute strength. That the work was most enjoyable usually and paid well. We are now mostly retired now and watch our grandchildren find their way in the world. Hope we gave them options for employment and job satisfaction.
Obviously most women don't like to touch electrical wires, get on hands and knees. Saw dust. Dirt and grime. These are just the facts. Its men type of work. She just enjoys doing it. Very profitable and she enjoys it.
When using the multitool, I like to cut a score line first along the pencil line, then angle the cutter 45° to cut through the rest of the drywall. The score line makes it easier for the cut-through. And sometimes I save the cut out piece to use for a drywall patch somewhere else. Nice job.
Thanks for sharing April. I’ve been wanting to add some outlets in my kitchen and my shop but haven’t really known the best way to go about it without cutting into the wall and having to do a bunch of work on the sheet rock. I’ve done plenty of electrical work in the past so I do know how to do all the wiring for that kind of stuff but you definitely made that whole process of getting the wiring in a lot simpler.
7:28 I was mind blown with your sorcery. You ALWAYS have a creative solution that is so well shown 🙌🏼
My 12 yr old daughter loves your channel, and I love that she loves your channel! I love for her to see that girls can do all the things guys can do and that these things are not just a “guy” thing. That way when I’m dead and gone, I’ll rest easy knowing she can handle whatever comes her way and won’t rely on anyone else.
Awesome! Give her a High 5 for me! I didn't start out knowing all that I do now. I started with small projects and as my confidence and skill level grew, I could do more advance projects. Please tell her to work hard, never give up and you can do what you set your mind to. Thanks for watching.
@@AprilWilkerson she saw your comment and came out of her room flying, I thought the house was on fire 🔥! Lol. She said she won’t stop trying and thanks! High five back!
Sweet! I was wondering how to add extra outlets to my daughter's room so she doesn't have extension cords run out to her reading lamps. This is the perfect solution!
Just the fact that you showed me how to use a putty knife along with the pet bar, was worth watching! I’m taking my shoe molding off my baseboards, and this helps. I’m always learning at age 67! I love building!
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Great, I see the putty knife trick literally one hour after I finished patching my wall from some crown moulding removal...Thanks April It'll com in handy later I'm sure.
OMGosh, I needed to see this for my next project! Great timing, April, and great video! Thanks!
Great job. That's the method I used years ago in my 1940s house to add receptacles, switches and separate circuits. Have a great day.
Any considerations for doing this in finished walls with insulation? I'm guessings since the standard outlet height is 16in. or so that's not too much insulation to wrestle with?
Thanks for this video. I'm getting ready to add six(6) outlets in my garage and this gave me some new ways to accomplish my task. Keep the videos coming and God Bless!
Nice video, April~! That's a great technique for executing that project. I probably would've drilled a pass-thru hole at the stud's bottom for the Romex, but the notching idea works too~!
Thanks for sharing this~!
As always a great video April, keep them coming.
Good job April, glad you put those plates in so you couldn’t accidentally nail the wires. Stay safe and keep up the good work and videos, and have fun along the way. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
I don't see what is stopping her from sending a Brad nail into the wire when reattaching the trim.
HA!! And you THINK you now have enough receptacles????
Receptacles in a shop are like clamps: you can never have too many!!
THANK you for using the steel nailing plates. I knew a guy who wired a ceiling fan from a wall receptacle by running lamp cord in the groove in the paneling, and then wallpapering over it. I also heard later that he was electrocuted at his next house.
Love your channel.
@@MinecraftWarrior22 Code only requires them when going through wooden members. No one nails trim to drywall only.
I love your independence. I wished I had the outlet when I was growing up that you do now. I always was in the shop with my dad. I wished I would have told him that I wanted to continue doing it, but life was different back then. I became a secretary and puttered around in the shop when I could have made a career out of it.
Seems like you’re still here
Never too late!
Thanks April! Just moved to Texas and have a garage with no outlets on a wall that needs them and this is perfect for what I now will do!
Very practical project with step-by-step walkthrough, thanks!
I installed a 12 inch ceramic tile along the base in my garage and it would have been perfect for this project. I finished my walls at the same time so I just ran the wire normally, but I thought it would be another way to accomplish the same thing. I also like the way it protects the walls when washing the floors.
As a former electrician, it actually was an overall good job! My preference would have been to drill the studs, but you took good safety precautions to protect the wire.👏
Yes, I would have drilled the studs as well but mostly because it would have been faster. But still a very nice, thorough, and safe job.
Where is the GFCI
@@brianpimental2948 probably upstream or a breaker
@@g.e.boroush5176 drilling the studs wouldn't be possible, as they are full of nails at the bottom plate. Using an auger would just make a mess.
Awesome video April! I don't even know how your video ended up in my world but fantastic job just the same! Having a daughter I'm glad to see the "can-do" attitude you display in life. Keep 'em coming!😁👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
I am making some changes to my garage and need to add outlets, I just need to fish the wire from the other side of the wall, I had no idea those boxes existed! Great video with good info!
Nice. I did the same thing last month except I did a wire chase a few inches higher than the existing outlet because I was doing built in cabinets with backs. The wire chase was just wide enough for the nail plates to be installed easily. Because the cabinets would have backs on them, I didn't need to reinstall the drywall and the backs would hide it all. Then I just ran the Romex to the height I wanted the boxes to be, just like you did. I'm impressed by how you did this and I have been a licensed GC for over 20 years. My hat is off to you.
Yeah, but, you now have a huge hole in the drywall which allows drafts to come up inside the wall cavity possibly affecting comfort and/or heating/cooling efficiency and reducing the fire retardant effect of drywall.
@@audiocarp Hi Howie. Depending on where this is done, I would very much agree with you. I would never do it on the firewall between a garage and the interior of the house for fire safety reasons. Drywall is not required on ANY walls of a house except for the firewall (whether it is between units in a multi-family building or between a garage and house) (even then, there are other ways to make a firewall). All other walls can have almost any finish material you want - think thin interior paneling. This is for the same reason that interior doors don't need to be fire rated, but the door from the garage to the interior of the house does. The chase/slot I cut in the drywall (and covered with plywood cabinet backs) would be less of a fire concern than the 1" gap at the bottom of every door in the house (much less if the individual door(s) weren't closed).
I also wouldn't do the "open" (even though it is encapsulated with plywood) chase/slot on an exterior wall of the house in the living areas, mainly for insect reasons. Your comfort reason would only be an issue in a newer "tight" (as in tightly built - air intrusion wise) home. In that case, you are spot on for that reason. But older homes are incredibly bad at air intrusion already and, as mentioned, everything was covered by plywood.
To be fair to you, I should have mentioned (in my original post) where I did this on my house - on the exterior wall of my garage. No finish requirements, no fire requirements and no heating/cooling.
Great job. I picked up a couple good tips from this video. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Love it! My workbench is in the basement against a concrete block wall, so I had to run conduit, but I think I'm going to do some interior rooms this way.
Thank you April, your videos are super easy to follow for novices. Thank you Again
Glad you like them!
Sparky’s going crazy!
We have 1918 home and very few outlets. We have been struggling to figure out how to get more without tearing out the plastic and lathe or running those ugly wall channels...this is perfect!!! Great idea and save my bacon...our baseboards are 5" and will cover easy!!!!
Great! Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Pretty cool. I was dreading adding more outlets. Thanks for the inspiration
Another great video April! Keep em coming!
Nice video again! I wish it was this simple to hide wires down here in Holland, where almost every house has brick walls with plaster + paint or wallpaper...
Great work April - very nicely done!
Nice job April. I have to add a double gang box behind my lathe. I'll use this method to accomplish this task. Thanks.
Great tutorial, thanks for posting and thumbs up!
Good job April kudos for putting in those nail plates i have seen thing done without them and they are important.
The video is so detail and clear
It's helpful for daily
It's a talented lady.Like the video.
Thanks for sharing how to add new outlet.
This is a great reason to use a stud finder with a built in voltage meter that tells you when you're close to hot wires. The vertical wires will be loose and prone to new nails or screws hitting them. This obviously wont be an issue in this case because April can clearly see where the wires are, but if you are in a house with retrofits or remodels where someone might not have done it as cleanly as April did, it's important to know where cords are.
Great video. Short and to the point, while still being very informative!!
The loose wires are plenty safe. There is nothing to pinch them. If you were running a screw into the drywall in the middle of a cavity (why would you?) the wire would simply get pushed out of the way. There is nothing to keep the wire fixed in place allowing the screw to puncture the wire. There is 100% nothing wrong with this install.
April, great idea & great job! Love your ideas!
Better than any videos for the same topic on UA-cam. Liked and subscribed!
7:00 Pro tip: Inserting both the feed and load Romex thru the *same* side (e.g. bottom) of your box makes snugging the box back into the wall a bit easier.
That was a very neat way to get around your problem, I liked it!!!
Awesome video,great production!!
Thanks 🙏
Love this! Thanks for the idea, especially in a work shop/garage area where the outlets are usually just charging things. Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
Very Well Done. 12/2 with Ground. Ok as long as 1st feeder plug has GFIC and maybe Arc Fault built in. Nice.
As long as the breaker for the circuit matches the smallest wire size in the circuit, it will be fine. #14:15A, #12:20A. The best approach is to make sure the first receptacle is GFCI, as you suggest but use AF breakers.
Well done. Definitely going to see if I can do this in my garage
Thank you so much for all your videos. I just bought a home here In Moreno Valley CA. And trust me. I will be seeing a lot of your Videos to help me improve my Home .Thank You Once again for all your help and hard work. 👍👍👍💯💯💯
Awesome! Glad you enjoy my channel. Thanks for watching.
@@AprilWilkerson You are very welcome. You do great and amazing job's. And all you're videos are well edited and very useful.
AWESOME JOB GAL. YOU ROCK!
Great job. Always helpful information. Thanks 😊🙏
Nice job and great presentation. No wasted time kibitzing, just “get er done”.
You got talent! Great idea. Thnx👍
This video was so helpful. I watched another video where the guy drilled wholes in the studs but he had higher molding. After watching your video, I think I can do the job with my shorter molding by notching the studs at the bottom and then protecting them like you did.
I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
That is a great way to handle additional outlets. I am glad to see you doing smaller projects again.
I do projects of all sizes. My Viewers are such a wide range of woodworking/maker skillset. If I do large, more complicated projects, people complain I've lost my roots. If I do small projects, people complain I'm slacking. Sure is hard to please everyone so I do some of all. Thanks for watching.
Good technique, definitely working smarter and not harder - thanks for posting.
Glad it was helpful!
Very clever such a nice job. I will have to remember this.
Works for me! Nice job.
She is more competent than most of the helpers I've had. They couldn't have figured out how to do that if they just watch ur video. Lol. No code issues and good workmanship. 👍
Fantastic video thanks April.
You can accomplish the same effect using a long flexible drill bit that allows you do drill through studs from the box holes. You can't always avoid drywall work but you can reduce it significantly. If the wall is insulated it can be a little harder to do.
Good luck trying to fish the wiring thru those holes in each stud.
And good luck getting around that window. I thought it was pretty ingenious as going behind the base molding wasn’t something everyone would think of.
@@jtltet drill bits for this purpose have a hole at the point end so that you can pull a string or wire back through when you're done drilling.
Not if you have wallpaper... Thank you, April. I need an outlet for a bidet and hers is the perfect solution for my walk-in closet right beside the bathroom
Extra plug sockets are always a clever idea in a garage / workspace. Just added a new socket for my new tig welder.
Nicely done April! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Fantastic work!
This is awesome april. Thanks for the idea.
You are so welcome!
Awesome job and great information!!
Great video! Many thanks!!
I’ve been looking for this video for a while . You are the best.
Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Pretty slick April!! I just might do that!
Good video. Make sure to mention that you need to double check the load for the circuit as you don't want to overload it. Good job!
Just out of curiosity, what IF the load is too high for the circuit? Is a higher Amp circuit the answer? And, is that job a DIY, or does it require an electrician ( which are hard to find and get a response)?
Terrific video presentation with a lot of good suggestions. One suggestion, since you are mounting sockets on a wall with metal tools hanging above, flip your sockets with the ground stud facing up. This is an industrial standard that I learned about 30 years ago. If a plug isn’t completely inserted and something metal slides down, you want it to hit the ground and not a hot line. Just my 2¢.
Stay safe out there. Wishing you and your family a blessed week. Peace April.
This is standard practice in the hospital I worked at. Also wrap them with a couple wraps of electrical tape.👍🏻
@@--Nath-- …UL standard is that the earth/ground pins be the longest ones, so that they are the first to make (contact), and last to break (contact).
And this is standard engineering practice in ANY electrical or electronic work, actually.
@@--Nath-- As the ground pin is usually the tighter pin in the socket, it is far more likely that the hot and neutral pins will dislodge when they are on top, than the ground will when it is on top. I understand the perspective you're trying to argue in your point; but, it isn't really valid compared to the advantages of ground pin up.
@@--Nath-- Very unlikely as that is why the ground prong is much longer than the blades.
@@--Nath-- There is no upside down to US style outlets. Code allows either orientation and most GFCIs have labeling that can be read in either orientation. The longer ground prong accommodates an uneven withdrawal of the plug. You are worrying about a problem that doesn’t exist.
Many great tips. Thanks.
Very timely video, as this is my very next diy project, adding 2 new outlets in my master bedroom. Due to some drywall work, the baseboard hadn’t been installed as yet. But there’s a switch I want to tap into for my power to the new outlets. I was planning on drilling a hole in the studs but I like the notching idea. Thanks for the video!
Glad you found it useful.
Gregg- there are concerns about tapping into a switched circuit for outlet power. Often lighting circuits are run on lower amperage circuits, with lower amperage breaker protection, (say 15A) . Adding an outlet (say, standard 20A) could allow more draw than it should handle. These types of things usually work out okay, but could cause the house to fail an inspection, or worse, in rare instances. Also, if a plugged-in appliance trips the breaker, the lights go out, making it less safe to respond in some cases.
@@keffective6650 Thanks for the info. I’ll keep that in mind. Good to know. Much appreciated.
Great video. Thank you!
Great video April.
Excellent job, you are an inspiration
Thank you very much!
This is a good trick for someone with wooden studs... I live in Hawaii and have a supposedly hurricane proof house with metal studs. I have to figure out where the openings on the metal studs are so I think drywall repair is necessary.
Love it! I too have done the baseboard trick for power, and for ethernet cables - Definitely a great hack :)
Great job and thank you for sharing 👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Good tech tip....thanks again.
Nicely done.
Thank you!
Very good video each time i learned something new. Have a nice day !
Glad to hear that! Thank you for watching.
You did a great job.
Well done! Thanks for not going on and on with superfluous explanations about tools or wiring, or anything else!
Glad it was helpful!
@@AprilWilkerson For beginner DYI novices you should recommend checking the local and State building codes first.
Outstanding Great Job 👍.
Awesome. I definitely need to do this. Of course I also need to wire up a 20 amp circuit too 🙄 It's never finished LOL
Just one thing, your awesome, great idea
Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video
Thanks
Nice job!
Ha, I recently did this method to install an outlet behind my tonal. Instead of notching out a space for the Romex I drilled a hole in the middle of the stud to run my wire through. It was a pain but it turned out well. I also had lots of insulation in the wall which I had to go through with the romex.
Gotta love that sheetrock dust (not). Nice vid and good idea. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the video it’s very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice job! Good information, I need to do the same in my garage.
Glad it was useful. Thanks for watching.
I liked your idea.👍👍
Another great video Ms April. Nice job 👍🏼
Thank you so much!
Ms. April did you use a GFCI Plug or a GFCI breaker? I understand that it is just 8 additional plugs but you totally forgot the simple safety considerations for it please expand or explain why or why not you used either of those types of electrical safety standards?
@@jeffhoward1000 you generally only use a GFCI if you're going to be in a kitchen or bathroom - somewhere near water usually.
I've enjoyed your videos for a long time. Since I started watching your content I've become a home inspector. Sometimes I'll see something on a home and say to my clients, "This is the best possible way for this to be done wrong. It's not correct, but it shouldn't be a problem." It's your shop, and I appreciate the care you take in doing it the best possible kind of wrong. You're awesome, keep it up!
Wrong is in the eye of the beholder. This is just a different way.
@@dontfit6380 Not when were talking about building code, in this case the NEC. Sure this way will work but it would likely not pass an electrical inspection. Thus the reason why Justin said it was done wrong.
I did that exact same thing in 1982. House is still standing! :)
@@thirdey3open1 codes were started by Unions to make things look difficult for the average person to do. Giving the Union’s more work. Permits to do the work we’re created by government to give them more money. Most codes do mean 💩 and a new code will over rule an older code. Chances of this being caught by any inspector is slim to none and chances of this causing any problems are none.
@@michaelhenderson5098 Noooo not possible!! The house must have been rebuilt! 🤣
Great video. I have some outlets to wire in on a existing wall.
Did you up your amperage or did the wire guage restrict your doing so? I had to install outlets, switches and lights after the sheetrock was done. I went with exposed conduit.
Very clever tip. Initially I was worried about protection, but I was glad to see you adding nail plates. Baseboard hides many sins!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice Simple Trick!!!
Thanks! Glad you found it useful.