I would like to know if anyone happens to know where a good and inexpensive basic wiring book may be found, besides the library. My wife and I are doing an addition, bedroom, bath, laundry and walk in closet, and we arent sure how to wire. We really dont want to hire out the work for budget reasons.

 

The "Black and Decker Home Complete Guide to Home Wiring" is probably your best bet (but only if you ignore the section on isolated ground circuits). It's about $18 and has good color pictures and diagrams.

A more technical book, but still easy to read and essential for any serious project, is a green paperback entitled "Wiring Simplified." This book makes you more familiar with the most commonly used electrical codes. It's only about $9.

I recommend you get both.

Home Depot's "Wiring 1-2-3" is also good ($18).

For more serious projects, the $25 "Wiring a House" and the $69 "Electrical Wiring Residential" are great.

All of these books are available at home centers (e.g., Home Depot), and Amazon.com.