Hi all. We have a light in the stairwell to the basement on a 3-way switch. Switch 1A is at the top of the stairs, switch 1B is at the bottom of the stairs. The basement lights are on another 3-way circuit. Switch 2A is at the bottom of the stairs (in the same box as switch 1B). Switch 2B is on the other side of the basement. The kids are afraid to go down the stairs with all the basement lights off, so I want the switch at the top of the stairs (1A) to work all the lights in the stairwell AND basement. Of course, this means switch 1B will do the same thing. Here is what I'm thinking. If switch 1B has the [b]hot [/b]wire for that circuit, I think I'm out of luck for an easy solution. But if switch 1B is the one with the [b]load [/b]wire for the stairwell light, can I do this? ... If switch 2A (in the box with 1B) has the [b]load [/b]wire for the basement lights, I can just move that wire to the load wire on switch 1B. Now, 1A and 1B will operate all the lights, and switches 2A/2B will do nothing. If switch 2A (in the box with 1B) has the [b]hot[/b] wire for the basement lights, I take one of the traveler wires from 2A and attach it to the [b]load [/b]wire on 1B. When current goes to load on circuit 1, current will also go down that traveler to switch 2B. Now, the status of the basement lights will depend on switch 2B (at the other side of the basement). If that's closed to the traveler wire I picked back at 2A, the basement lights should be on. So, I just need to put switch 2B in the correct position and never touch it. To be safe and make it less confusing, I'll pull the hot wire off switch 2A and cap it off, so switch 2A does absolutely nothing. Am I missing anything? If not, then I just need to cross my fingers that 1B has a load wire and not a hot wire, because otherwise I can't figure an easy way to do this without running wire.

I have a flat roof and no attic. the drywall is on 2x10 horizontal rafters on 16in centers I have electric at an old cieling fan box that i need to run out both perpendicular and horizontal to the rafters to get to the holes for the lighting cans. 1. should I cut and remove sections 4" wide and 16" long so that I can run wires and drill holes thru the joists and then screw back those 4" wide strips of drywall and tape seams and mud the joints or 2. shold I cut little 4x3" pieces of drywall at each joist so that I can notch that joist for the romex and then try to snake the romex from one hole to the next. now i will have to screw back theses 4x3 pieces and mud them in place 3. should I try a flexbit which might ruin all the insulation in the cieling and maybe drill holes too close to the edge of teh rafters how do pro's do this ?