There’s no such thing as too many power outlets. Whether you’re building a house or remodeling, throw in a few extra power outlets. You’ll be happy you did when you’re not stretching a lamp cord too far or scanning the walls for a place to plug in your cell phone charger. Your life will be a little bit better when you add these electrical outlets to your man cave.

Behind a Mounted Television

Your entertainment center will look sleek and classy with all the wires hidden. One component to achieving this look is adding an electrical outlet behind a wall mounted television. Your TV has the juice it needs, and it appears to run on pure magic.

An alternative to placing the outlet behind the TV is to run conduit behind the drywall. You can push your power cord down the conduit out of sight until right next to the standard wall outlet a foot or two above the floor. Either way, your TV’s power cord isn’t dangling in an unkempt manner.

In the Middle of the Floor

No one likes to vaccuum the floor. The job becomes significantly better when you have a power outlet in the middle of the floor. Granted, this install is much easier in new construction than it is in a remodel. It probably isn’t worth chipping out a trench in your foundation. But if you can remember to this outlet in during initial construction, you’ll unplug your vacuum cleaner far less often than if you have to move it from wall to wall. Faster cleaning means more time relaxing in your man cave.

Running power to an outlet like the Nickel Plated Brass Flip Lid Floor Box Assembly will give you the electricity you need right where you need it. This product installs almost completely flush to the floor, so no one will trip over it. Plus, the flip-up lids over each receptable keep dust, debris, and children’s fingers away from voltage.

Behind Your Man Cave Bar

Even if your drink of choice is a scotch neat, you’ll want an outlet or two behind your man cave bar. You can plug in all manner of appliances to give your guests their favorite drinks. If nothing else, you can power a countertop ice maker which comes in handy in just about any party situation.

Next to Your Favorite Chair

You kick back and relax in your man cave only to discover your phone has next to no battery charge left. Of course, you can get up and plug in your phone. But who wants to? You should keep a phone charger by your favorite chair, but to do that, you need an electrical outlet.

For any of the power outlet additions described above, you’ll definitely need to hire an electrician for your man cave. You want to live to enjoy the outlets, so leave the electrical work to the professionals.

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