So I've started finishing my basement. First thing is to put LED recessed lights in. I'm going to string 4-6 LEDs together……problem is the ceiling is fixed and I don't feel like tearing the whole thing down to do the wire. My basement is made up of two sections….both 13×30. So picture two giant rectangular rooms side by side, separated by a cinder block wall. One side has a finished ceiling, one does not. So basically I have to somehow string the wire from the one side, to the unfinished side, go a coupe, feet, and head back to where the next light will be.
I can't crawl from one side to the other and grab the wiring. What's the best way? Get one of those fish poles from Lowes?
Best Answer
If the joists are going the right way, yes get some poles. If they're not, you're cutting open the ceiling anyway.
I live where you have to use EMT conduit so I would ultimately get more use out of a flexible fish tape, and I could make it hop down a ceiling cavity well enough for this purpose, but if you live in plastic land you might get more use out of a set of poles and find them to be ideal.