Running Electrical Wire In Attic

If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on.

Running electrical wire in attic.

Always turn off the breakers in your electrical box before you begin to reduce the chance of an electrical shock should you accidently cut or drill into existing wiring. Cut a hole for each box with a drywall saw or a saw appropriate for the wall material then feed the wires down from the attic or up from the basement toward each hole using a fish tape or a fish stick and have a helper catch them and pull them through. Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic. Concealed knob and tube wiring shall not be used in the following.

The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. To run cables vertically go into the attic or basement and drill holes in the wall plates above or below the locations of connection boxes. We show the easiest way using rigid conduit. My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists.

Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist. When adding or replacing wiring in finished walls most electricians will attempt to make the horizontal portion of the cable run in the unfinished attic or basement crawlspace areas looping the cable down or up through the wall cavity across the floor or ceiling joists then vertically through another stud cavity to the next wall box opening. Yes this should be corrected and it would be good to have the wiring and all the circuit connections inspected as well. Run electrical wires underground to reach sheds lights patios and other locations following safe wiring practices.

If the wires are within 7 of the attic access hole or along any attic flooring you ll need to protect the wiring from damage with furring strips along each side of the wire run. Turn off the power. I was also under the impression that if wiring is in an attic space that it may need to be derated because it can get very hot up there. Dragging extension cords across the yard to power the weed whip fumbling around in a dark shed most of us take these hassles for.

Also it may not be as simple as stapling the wiring to the structural members. If you drill holes in the joists and run wire through those holes you ll be disturbing the insulation. Select proper wire or cable. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only.

The following links will assist you with your electrical question. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper backing of the attic insulation. Nec 2008 394 12 uses not permitted.