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Home Office Electrical Wiring

by Dave Rongey ©2007-2011 Summary: Fully Explained Photos and Wiring Diagrams for Home Office Electrical Wiring with Code Requirements for most new or remodel projects*.

To reduce fatigue and eye strain, we will address the subject of lighting.  If you have a dedicated room for your home office, you will want to consider ceiling mounted fixtures that will provide ample lighting and perhaps add a little style to your business.  By having your business at home you may want to take advantage of some of the newer styles of lighting such as track lighting, pendant lighting, cable lighting and even some of the newer models of ceiling fan and lighting combinations.  Some of these selections will require special low-voltage power supplies and controls.  Others will operate with traditional fixture wiring.

Desk top or workspace task lighting fixtures that will provide additional lighting and a little style to your home office are available in all shapes and sizes.

Home Office Receptacles and Power Supplies

No doubt you will be using a PC and other electronic items to assist you in your business.  Grounded receptacles in your home electrical wiring for home office area will provide necessary protection for your electronic devices.  Depending on your location, power quality, and dependability, you may want to consider plug strips which contain surge suppression protection.  Some units are sold with warranties to replace approved equipment that have been plugged into these devices should they be damaged by a power surge.  Another consideration would be a UPS (uninterruptible power supply).  A good UPS will provide backup power on a limited basis, allowing you time to save your data.  Some of these UPS units will actually provide surge and circuit protection for your PC and other external data devices.  I can't emphasize enough the importance of computer protection and solid backup provisions for your important data.

Your two main Internet accesses are cable modem and phone system DSL.  Both of these methods will require cabling for the data access points to be connected to your PC or your network.

The Cable Modem method will require the installation of a data cable which in turn will be connected either to your PC or to a Router which is connected to your Home Network.

The DSL connection will require a phone cable to be installed to a modem installed at your PC location or to a router that is connected to your home network.

Provisions to protect these cable distribution methods against lightning strikes and other electrical storms are something that you should consider for the home electrical wiring for home office.

Options for Home Office Electrical Wiring
Internet Options	Network Wiring	Wireless Network
Dedicated Circuit	UPS Power Supply	Home Security System
Recessed Lighting	Track Lighting	Lighting Controls