How To Wire A Room For Electricity - Bedroom Wiring Rough In

In this video I will show you how to wire a room for electricity. I take you step by step on how to rough in a bedroom wiring. House wiring for electricity is something I learned over years of wiring my own houses. Electrical for beginners is the audience this is intended for. I go over switch wiring, outlet wiring, ceiling fan wiring, electrical box fill, and much more!

Timestamps
Intro: 00:00
Electrical supplies and tools 00:31
Bedroom wiring 101 02:07
Bedroom circuit options 04:40
Switch height and placement 07:02
Receptacle height and placement 08:25
How to secure receptacle box to stud 09:28
Height to drill holes for running wire 10:41
How to drill a hole for running wire 11:19
When to use a right angle drill 12:19
How to run electrical wire 13:45
How to staple electrical wire 14:54
How to staple two electrical wires with one staple 16:27
How to use a green wire nut for ground wires 19:25
How to use copper crimp sleeves for ground wires 22:46
How to install a saddle box for a ceiling fan 23:58
How to wire a ceiling fan/light combo 25:34
How to label wires in a switch box 28:31

Disclaimer: This video is all based on my personal opinion and is for entertainment purposes ONLY. I am not a financial advisor, CPA, attorney, tax advisor, electrician, plumber, housing contractor, designer, or any type of profession to give advice. I am just a consumer sharing my experiences and research. If you do need knowledge for those types of things, I will advise you to seek help for those professionals.

[TheExcellentLaborer]

Hey! I hope you found this video helpful. Timestamps are below to help you navigate this video 👇. Let's do this!
Electrical supplies and tools 00:31
Bedroom wiring 101 02:07
Bedroom circuit options 04:40
Switch height and placement 07:02
Receptacle height and placement 08:25
How to secure receptacle box to stud 09:28
Height to drill holes for running wire 10:41
How to drill a hole for running wire 11:19
When to use a right angle drill 12:19
How to run electrical wire 13:45
How to staple electrical wire 14:54
How to staple two electrical wires with one staple 16:27
How to use a green wire nut for ground wires 19:25
How to use copper crimp sleeves for ground wires 22:46
How to install a saddle box for a ceiling fan 23:58
How to wire a ceiling fan/light combo 25:34
How to label wires in a switch box 28:31

[MikeM-biot]

Dude, I’ve worked in the construction trade for years. Electrical has always made me scratch my head. I’ve tried watching countless videos trying to explain it. Your actual hands on a real job just made the lights come on. Thanks 🙏 I’m subscribing now thumbs up 👍.

[detaildigital]

Electrical and HVAC tech here. Great video that covers many of the basics! No one should be afraid to tackle a simple room like this. One small tip that can save some headaches is when running NM cable to an electrical box, try to reserve specific knockouts for specific wires. For example, I reserve the knockouts on the stud side for power coming in, or my line. Starting on the opposite end, I use the additional knockouts for loads. This can be a quick way to determine where power is entering the box and where it is going out.

[charlesbryant]

Good video! I like how organized you are. You make it look very simple. My Dad was a licensed electrician. He taught me how to wire houses. Including the breaker box. He was the best teacher. I’m 71 years old now, and one year ago I was wiring a new house that my wife and I now live in. We passed inspection, and have had no electrical problems whatsoever. I like your work method. You’re good.

[WashingtonWeedReviews]

Thanks brother I’ve been a general contractor for 30 years and have never done any electrical or plumbing work only construction so much appreciated now that I’m building my daughter’s home thank you 🙏

[yippikiyo]

Thank you, Josh! I couldn't find an electrician for my house in rural WA. I had some basic knowledge but had never done an entire house. Your great videos gave me the confidence to do it AND it all passed inspection! Many blessings to you!

[jonhansen]

Very well done tutorial on layout & simple code helps for stringing wire & box layouts. I haven't read any of the comments made yet and someone else may have mentioned this already, but something I've always done when stringing wire from a 250' roll is to leave it in the plastic wrap & cut a 9 to 10" circle out of the plastic on the top side of the roll & unwrap the wire from the center of the coil. That way I can usually use up the whole coil without any of it uncoiling. It's also useful when you need a longer run, say 20-30'. I just prop up the coil somewhere & pull out what I think I'll need by walking away from the coil of wire & then twisting the end until I get most of the loops out of the wire. Another thing I always (try) to accomplish in a whole house wiring job is to keep my lighting circuits separate from my receptacle & dedicated circuits. One quick question if I may. It appears from the one outlet box that you made up, that you wire all your outlets in series. Is this the case? I've run into countless trouble shooting calls where all the outlets are wired through the outlets instead of using pigtails & keeping parallel circuits. Nothing wrong with wiring them in series, but I prefer using pigtails for all receptacles except of course, GFCI outlets which feed others. Keep up with the excellent videos. I've subscribed & will continue to watch.

[pumpkingotdatsexappeal]

Wow! For you not to be a licensed electrician, you could have fooled me. You did a better and neater job than some electricians who are licensed. Awesome job on the detailed tutorial and the neatness in your scope of work. I wish you were in NY so I could hire you. As always, stay blessed and smile! 😊💜🙏

[mitchferguson]

My wife and I just bought a house and I see so many things wrong and a lot of updates that are needed. I said that to end with this. I HAVE WATCHED HOURS UPON HOURS OF VIDEOS AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS NO ONE ELSE WILL!!! Josh you are the best man!! Thank you!!

Best,
~Mitch

[N-trepid]

As a 1st time DIYer, I found your video incredibly helpful, well organized. and easy to follow. Thanks again!!!

[sherrydaniel]

I started building houses 27 years ago at the age of 30. Tools have come along way since then.
The cell phone my boss gave me was a bag phone.
I was one of very few women that was in the trade back then.
Loved the "tips" you include throughout the video and the code specs required.
Great info to have in your tool box before you start your project !

[HANSHIARIZA]

Great job. You make it sound so doable and rightly so❤

[tiggeroush]

For anyone using the NEC. Staple within 12 inch for a box that secures the cable and within ever 4 1/2 feet after 2020 NEC 334.30, and within 8 inch if the box does not secure the cable NEC 314.17(2) Exception. NEC definition for Receptacle: A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug... NEC definition for Receptacle Outlet: an outlet where one or more receptacles are installed. NEC definition for Outlet: The point on the wiring system where current is taken to supply utilization equipment(think striped wire ends in a box). Overall this is a good video, I give it a thumbs up.

[Fosterkid]

Great videos. Learned more from them then a family fu of carpenters.
I walk around with a level equipped with measurements to mark my outlets at 17” from floor

[pnowikow]

I like how organized you are. I work in the IT field and I can't tell you how many people don't label anything granted it's low voltage and you're doing high voltage but organizing is organizing.

[dashawntownsel]

I am trying to build my own house and everything I look up I see you first and I watch the video every time Thank you bro❤️❤️🔥

[patricklorang]

Just discovered your channel the other night and have enjoyed both your plumbing and electrical guidance. As a long-time homeowner, and before that a renter of poorly maintained properties, I've had to learn to do my own plumbing and electrical repairs and upgrades. Your videos are excellent instructional pieces, confirming what I already knew and, now, helping me understand new things, adding to my skill sets. I especially appreciate how you line-up all the needed parts and tools, at the start of your videos. And the fast video pace keeps me engaged, rather than bored. I dare say, watching your instructional videos could become addictive. Keep up your well-named "Excellent" labors!

[cwitham]

While it is allowed to combine lighting and receptacle/outlets on the same circuit, I find it is best practice to always separate them for life safety. If something that is plugged in trips the breaker, you will still have lighting in that space. I do combine individual room lighting into a single circuit. ie. All bedroom/hall lights are on one separate circuit.

[themrnomad]

I rarely actually comment, but I felt I needed to here. So I was a Paramedic for the last damn near decade of my life and decided to make a career change. I just recently (literally this week) got into cabin building, specifically wiring and the electrical aspect of putting together a new home/cabin. Needless to say, these first few days on the job of a brand new field left me feeling a wee bit like I was drinking through a fire hose, so I decided to do a little research in my off hours so I’d be a little more knowledgeable and efficient on the job site. I stumbled across your channel a few hours ago and have been BINGING since that time 😂 you have a wonderful way of showing and teaching all in one, and you are seriously making things make more sense for me….I feel like I actually might have a better understanding on the job site tomorrow of exactly what I’m doing as far as the rough in wiring goes and WHY! So…as a retired EMS worker and totally green, newb construction worker/hopeful electrician……I salute you good sir and say thank you.

[GMFG]

Built a bedroom in our basement was trying to find someone to do electrical plugs lights and switch decided to find a video on YouTube watched all your electrical videos and did it all myself hoping you have a good drywall video you saved me so much money by making your how to videos thankyou very much and keep up the great work