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Install Light Switch Outside Closet Door — Install New Electrical Box for Switch

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How to Add a Light Inside an Under-Stair Closet · Step 4 of 9

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Cut an opening in the drywall outside the closet door at the desired height for the light switch. Install an electrical box in this opening, securing it to a wall stud or using a suitable 'old work' box. Route the electrical wire from the can light (or directly from the power source, depending on your wiring method) to this switch box. Connect the wires to the light switch terminals, following standard wiring practices (e.g., line and load to the switch, ground to the ground screw). Secure the switch in the electrical box and attach the switch plate for a finished and safe installation.

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closet where it's just two feet deep and say five or six feet wide typically a light is not needed in that and it's going to be blocked by the clothes anyways but if you have say a four foot by four foot closet you probably want to put a little can light right in the middle of that and a switch outside the door so you can see what you're doing inside the closet

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