On 15 Aug 2006 14:36:17 -0700, wrote:

Howdy all.
This Fall I'm planning on installing an exterior outlet on my in-laws
garage. The walls of the garage are finished with paneling. I would
prefer to run exposed romex just to make the job more simple. Besides,
an existing line in the garage is exposed romex that was installed by
an electrician many years ago. The exposed romex would be well above
head level and would be stapled. Can anyone forsee any problems in
doing this? I can't see any cases where the romex would be subject to
damage. As for the run down to the outlet box, the romex would be
stapled to exposed studs in that area. BTW, I'm in the U.S.

-Felder

imho,

Sounds like you love your in-laws. Doing the wiring, and later they
can use it to hang stuff off of, like tools and coat hangers.

Just kidding, but I wanted to make a point, you could have a situation
where the code is says to NM-B ("romex") can be installed on the
finished surface ( 2005 NEC 334.15-A), but could inadvertantly be
exposed to physical damage, through its accessiblity.

Might want to spend a few bucks, and run another wiring method, or run
the wires internal to the walls.

Good luck, and follow all electrical/building codes.

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com