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   DanH | Nov 16, 2011 11:16pm | #1

   An electrician, perhaps?

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   florida | Nov 17, 2011 08:42pm | #2

   Just because you can doesn't mean you should. You're obviously not an electrician or you wouldn't be talking about outlets and can lights in the same sentence. You can't be a contractor or you'd already kknow the answer to where and how to power them. Do yourself and the homeowner a favor and hire a pro. You don't want to burn someones' house down.

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   gfretwell | Nov 17, 2011 10:00pm | #3

   I am not going to get into the "hire an electrician" fight. You might be an electrician.

   It is a valid question for anyone but I see a drywall patch in this job.

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   DanH | Nov 17, 2011 10:16pm | #4

   Certainly there are ways to do it, some which might require a small drywall patch, others not.  But one would need a lot more info:  Attic?  Is the outlet to be used on an inside wall or an outside wall?  Is this standard frame construction?  How old?  What will be done for switches?

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   DanH | Nov 18, 2011 08:34pm | #5

   Plug extension cord into the outlet.  Staple to wall.  Run across the ceiling to a pot hook where the light is suspended.  For switch plug/unplug at the outlet.

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   MikeSmith | Nov 18, 2011 09:43pm | #6

   yeah...

   that'll work too

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   garykidd | Nov 19, 2011 04:03am | #7

   8 ways

   I went into a single wide mobile home last year, it had 8 16/2 orange drop cords running from 4 duplex recepts. on the outside service pole, males ends on all ends of all cords, every one pluged into an outlet on a different circuit. One was even running a 240v water heater at half voltage, little hot water.  Main breaker off, all branch circuit breakers off. All lights worked, all outlets worked, smoke detectors didn't. Poor Mexican guy and family living like that for 4 months. I guess it would have passed 3rd world NEC.