PSYKO_Inc
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I have a 2 car attached garage here in Northern California, typical cheap 1970s construction, with absolutely worthless lighting. In the front wall, I have a light switch on the wall next to the door going into the house, and one wall mounted single CFL light fixture directly above the switch. There is drywall on the front wall of the garage where it attaches to the rest of the house, and the rest of the walls and ceiling are all bare studs (planning on sheeting the interior walls with OSB, probably will leave the ceiling open since the joists are 4' apart). The drywall extends up all the way to the roof to block off the attic, and form a fire wall. I would like to add two light fixture boxes above the garage door, two ceiling mounted switched outlets to add two 2x-T8 fluorescent fixtures, and a ceiling fan in the center of the garage. My question is what would be the best way to run the wiring? Just come out the top of the existing fixture box, pop a hole in the drywall above ceiling level for the wire to come through, caulk around the wire and stretch it to the first ceiling joist? Also is there a limit to how many boxes I can connect from one switch, or is it just as long as it doesn't exceed 15A? I plan on selling the house in a few years so I don't want to invest a lot of money, but I also don't want to end up with code violations that may cause problems when I sell. While I have a very good knowledge of electricity and electronics (I'm a radio tech for the Air Force), it's the building code stuff that I'm not too familiar with 