How to Wire Low Voltage Deck Lights - Pt 4 Drilling Under the Rail

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How To Wire Low Voltage Deck Lights and Post Caps - Part 4 - Use a 1/2" drill bit to drill up at an angle from underneath the handrail into your auger bit hole. This allows you to feed wire up into the hole.

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Difficulty: Easy

Step1

Use the 1/2 inch drill bit to drill up at an angle from under the hand rail into the augered hole.

Step2

You may have to drill the 1/2 inch holes on both sides of the post to accommodate the daisy chained wiring.

Step3

If you are building your deck, another great way to wire it is to take off the hand rail and router the top 2x4 to lay your wire into. Then drill your holes up into the post. This way, you definitely won't see any wire. Just be careful when you put the handrail back on not to screw into your wire.