How Do You Add An Electrical Outlet To A Wall?
• Determine the best location for the outlet. Measure the distance off the floor to the other outlets in the building. Be aware that the bottom of the cover plate is not the distance you want to measure. Turn off power in the outlet. Take off the cover plate held on by the single screw in the middle of the outlet and measure to the hole cut in the wall. • Find an opening in the wall. With a stick-built home, there are 2×4 or 2×6 studs typically at 16″ or 24″ increments along any wall. Use can use a “stud finder” available at many hardware stores. You can also try tapping the wall lightly with a hammer and moving slowly across the wall. The wall will sound hollow for most of the taps and then sound “solid” when you have reached a stud. You CANNOT place an outlet on a stud (Why? Outlets are ALWAYS attached to a stud). Mark a space at the right height and in between two studs. • Try to confirm that they are no other mechanical or plumbing items in the wall. Check for plumbing from sinks s
• Determine the best location for the outlet. Measure the distance off the floor to the other outlets in the building. Be aware that the bottom of the cover plate is not the distance you want to measure. Turn off power in the outlet. Take off the cover plate held on by the single screw in the middle of the outlet and measure to the hole cut in the wall. • Find an opening in the wall. With a stick-built home, there are 2×4 or 2×6 studs typically at 16″ or 24″ increments along any wall. Use can use a “stud finder” available at many hardware stores. You can also try tapping the wall lightly with a hammer and moving slowly across the wall. The wall will sound hollow for most of the taps and then sound “solid” when you have reached a stud. Why? Outlets are ALWAYS attached to a stud. Mark a space at the right height and in between two studs. • Confirm that they are no other mechanical or plumbing items in the wall. Check for plumbing from sinks showers or toilets on the opposite side of the
