Disturb Attic Insulation To Run Wire

Concealed knob and tube wiring shall not be used in the following.

Disturb attic insulation to run wire.

Billdoors new member posts 25. Pull the insulation away from the wall. 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. 02 dec 2010 08 08 am.

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. These wires are at least 3 inches apart from each other to keep them from overheating. 5 hollow spaces of walls ceilings and attics where such spaces are insulated by loose rolled or foamed inplace insulating material that envelops the conductors. Find the chalk line on the inside of the insulation.

Also it may not be as simple as stapling the wiring to the structural members. Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist. I m in the middle of crawling around the attic and sealing up all the light fixtures seams etc. In the course of doing so i have to.

If the sites that you want to run wire to are on the outside of the house you should not need to drill a new hole. Last post 03 dec 2010 09 50 pm by fbbp. You are not authorized to post a reply. If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on.

Parallel strands of wire run in the rafters or attic floor.