Don't let those bulky USB adapters, like the big box at the end of your iPhone charger, hog your outlet space. Put in a power outlet with USB ports instead. Here's how.

Setting up a new electrical outlet from a sub panel is a handy DIY job that can bring power to a garage workshop or basement.

Because they had a deck, they could run the wire underneath the deck, through the PVC conduit. The next step was to install an outdoor-rated electrical box at the end of the electrical run.

Setting up a new electrical outlet from a sub panel is a handy DIY job that can bring power to a garage workshop or basement.

Ask an electrician which way a receptacle, aka outlet, should be installed: “Ground up or down?” Typically, the answer is “both are fine,” though most of us have a preference. The National ...

You can expand the project to include additional outlets, switches and lights. The techniques for running the wire and mounting electrical boxes are the same.

Outdoor electrical outlets or receptacles in your bathrooms or kitchen should be GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) protected. This type of circuit will prevent accidental death from ...