Thanks all! The receptacle box is metal and has a ground. The lights I'm using are led's so won't be pulling too much current. It's a strip light with a cover.
I'd like to add a couple of lights in a closet beneath the stairs. There is a receptacle at the base of the wall that I can tap for power. It has two neutrals and two hots attached to it now.
I have wired a few things in the past, so I'm not a complete novice, but I'm not an electrician...
We recently bought this house. It has a 12' X 24' concrete patio that has settled and cracked in several places. We hired a concrete contractor to bust up the old one, haul it away and make a new one using packed road base, rebar and 4000 psi cement.
They broke up the old patio and hauled...