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Sat, Feb 20, 10 at 22:52
| I don't know if I can explain this, but when my GC's helpers did the electrical runs for backsplash outlets, they did so by:
using prewired spiral wrap electrical flex conduit studs were notched on the perimeter edge the spiral wrap was put into the notches then steel straps were used to anchor the spiral wrap in place within the notches Then it was mudded. Does this sound OK? |
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| It's not my preferred method, but it is permitted. I would rather have the studs drilled through the center and the cable threaded through. When the studs are notched like yours, a steel plate is required on the edge to keep a drywallers nail from piercing the cable. Notching is faster but weakens the stud, probably not a concern in that location. |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Sun, Feb 21, 10 at 8:32
| Randy is right. There needs to be a 1/16" steel plate here (flex isn't one of the listed exemptions). The NEC defers to your local building codes as to whether you can hack away at framing in this manner. |
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- Posted by plumeriavine_2010 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 1:21
| I struggle with possible synonyms - - is "flex" the same as what my husband identified as "spiral wrap"? So hard conduit (steel plate 1/16") is needed when studs are notched? I want to put in a nail-in-place backsplash (copper tiles) eventually, so that would be very problematic to have something other than hard conduit running in the surface of the wall. |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 3:56
| One of the specifically listed metal conduits (rigid, interediate, EMT) is required if you don't COVER it with a plate. Armored cable of any variety isn't going to cut it. The plates are common items, you can even find them at Home Depot. |
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- Posted by plumeriavine_2010 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 9:40
| Just to be totally clear - thanks in advance for your patience with me - - the entire horizontal length of the "flex" in the wall needs to be covered with a plate (or actually many sections of plate?), not just at the studs. They did put little brackets over the flex at the studs, but not over the entire length. |
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- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 18:38
| No, when you run wire (or plumbing for that matter) through a stud, you should put a metal plate over it so that you do not later penetrate the wire (or water pipe) with a nail or screw. The entire length is not covered, just where it passes through a stud. So the plate is (usually) the width of the stud. |
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- Posted by plumeriavine (My Page) on Wed, Feb 24, 10 at 1:24
| Thanks - I feel better about it now. You guys are awesome! |
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