Nobody cuts a strip. You typically can limit cuts by cutting one hole big enough to get a hand into on either side of studs. You drill a hole through the stud and pass the wire. Either that or cut a small hole right at the stud, make a small notch big enough for the wire and put a metal plate over the notch.
Most electricians try to minimize cutting holes everywhere because the homeowner gets mad and it wastes time. Better to pull up from the basement or pull down from attic if available.
I’ve seen people cut strips from the bottom of the wall so that you can run it through a bunch of studs (say from the left side of a wall to the right) so that you can drill through all the studs and patch the drywall with a single piece.
It depends on where your panel is, where you want the outlet, and how your house is built.
If they can route the wiring through the attic or basement or crawlspace they’ll do it that way.
Going along a wall, cutting a strip of drywall the entire way and boring through all the studs will take a lot of time.
Nobody cuts a strip. You typically can limit cuts by cutting one hole big enough to get a hand into on either side of studs. You drill a hole through the stud and pass the wire. Either that or cut a small hole right at the stud, make a small notch big enough for the wire and put a metal plate over the notch.
Most electricians try to minimize cutting holes everywhere because the homeowner gets mad and it wastes time. Better to pull up from the basement or pull down from attic if available.
I’ve seen people cut strips from the bottom of the wall so that you can run it through a bunch of studs (say from the left side of a wall to the right) so that you can drill through all the studs and patch the drywall with a single piece.