Reddit reviews Wiring 1-2-3 (Home Depot ... 1-2-3)

Depending on the complexity of the task, don't discount the possibility that you can tackle this yourself. Home Depot sells an awesome book called "Wiring 1-2-3" which has a ton of useful information. I used it to teach myself how to do some minor work, and eventually to take on larger jobs like installing new lights and receptacles and even whole new circuits. It's really not rocket science.

At this point, I've re-wired about 75% of my house. That one book has probably saved me thousands of dollars.

Actually, Home Depot has a decent book Wiring 1-2-3. It’s a good place to start and it explains the concepts and why you have to do a lot of required things.

As far as YouTube goes, my favourite channel is HouseImprovements. The dude on there is Canadian, but he has great videos, showing things like how to wire a switch, how to pull cable etc. Being Canadian, they have a slightly different code than the NEC. But it’s good for learning technique and tips.

Those would be my suggestions for learning about house wiring.

The best tip is to make buddies with sparky that likes to drink beer. That’s what I do. I do all the grunt work, running cables, terminations, switches and outlets and then I bring my sparky buddy over to do QC for me. He looks when I’ve finished rough wiring, and again before drywall. And sometimes he will do the pane tie ins for me. I bring him over before I call the inspectors and it works great. Never had an issue with inspections, I get to learn how to do the work better and he gets free beer. Everyone wins.

It is very common for a do-it-yourself homebuilder, or a general contractor, to field out certain things to specialist tradesmen subcontractors. Plumbing and electrical are two of the top ones. The consequences for getting something wrong are ugly. Some learning experiences in electrical & plumbing will kill you, some will destroy the house. Mostly they'll just fail you inspections and cause expensive delays.

With that said:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiring-1-2-3-Home-Depot/dp/069621184X

https://www.amazon.com/Plumbing-1-2-3-Home-Depot/dp/0696211866

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Installations-Step-Step/dp/1580117872/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V2VSFZ9JMRW52TBPSD7H

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Step-Step-Date/dp/1580117880/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CK25R1N4EEQA5ANMTZ5Y

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Complete-Wiring-Updated/dp/0760353573/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V2VSFZ9JMRW52TBPSD7H

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Complete-Guide-Plumbing/dp/1591866367/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542590935&sr=1-1&keywords=black+decker+plumbing

Here are some of the books that I learned a lot from:

General Knowledge

Plumbing

Electrical

Additions (I don’t like this book as much as the rest as far as individual tasks go, but it’s value comes from teaching more about project management than anything else)

Framing

There’s a couple more that I can’t remember the names of right now, I’ll see if I can find them this weekend and make a post for other diyers

These aren’t really books for pros (except for The Very Efficient Carpenter), but I’ve found they’re very good guides for diyers. They’re what got me started, and I think I’ve reached a pretty high skill level with their help

https://www.amazon.com/Wiring-1-2-3-Home-Depot/dp/069621184X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501101558&sr=8-1&keywords=wiring+1-2-3

This is a decent start.