StepByStep Index

How To Wire And Install Single-pole Switches
Installing and wiring a single-pole switch couldn't be easier than with this step-by-step guide from About.com's electrical guide, Timothy Thiele.

How To Wire and Install an Outlet
Learn all the steps involved in installing an outlet. These steps include stripping the wire, making proper connections and which wire goes where. Outlet installation is made easy and safe in this tutorial.

How to Install Junction Boxes
Learn how to install junction boxes where wires are spliced together without them.

How to Replace Extension Cord Plugs
Learn how to replace extension cord plugs that have become unsafe. All cord plugs need a ground connection.

How to Bend Conduit with Confidence
A tutorial that teaches the easy way to bend conduit with confidence.

How to Cut in an Electrical Box
Find out how to easily install an electrical cut-in box into drywall.

Ceiling Fans - How To Install Ceiling Fans
Ceiling fans are used extensively in homes today. This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to install ceiling fans. This detailed article covers the installation of ceiling fans from start to finish.

Connect a Garbage Disposal
Find out how to make the electrical connection to a garbage disposal. This tutorial comes with step-by-step instructions and photos to make this an easy, do-it-yourself project.

How To Install Hardwired Smoke Detectors
Learn how to install hardwired smoke detectors with battery backup in your home. These detectors are wired so that if any detector goes off, they will all sound.

How To Wire Split Outlets
Split outlets control lamps that plug into an outlet in a room of your home, like a living room. These outlets are converted in such a way that a switch in your home by an entrance door can be used to turn one part of an outlet on and off. This simple addition will keep you from walking across a dark room to reach a switch on a desk or floor lamp. The process can be painless and the benefits will keep your toes from being stubbed.