In article . com, DerbyDad03 wrote:
A neighbor added an outlet on the first floor stair landing for a fish
tank. The wall in question is the wall between the house and the
attached garage.

Since this wall sits on top of the block foundation wall and there is
a bunch of ductwork in the basement just below it, he wasn't able to
(easily) fish the wire up through the wall, so here's what he did:

In the upper front corner of the basement was an existing hole through

Through what? Romex may be fished through air voids inside a block wall, but
if it goes *through* a block wall, it must be protected by conduit. It's not
clear from your description whether this cable is coming through the block
foundation wall (in which case it's a violation) or through a stud wall (in
which case it's probably not).

which ran the wires to the outlets in the garage, the doorbell wires,
etc. He ran a length of Romex thorugh this hole into the garage, then
into a 6' strip of wiremold attached to the garage wall and came back
into the house through a hole drilled in the garage wall opposite from
where outlet was installed.

All the other Romex in the garage is exposed; he just felt that he
should protect this length of Romex because it runs horizontally
across the only finished wall in the garage, about 4 feet off the
slab, and looked very vulnerable.

Maybe it's legal, but in terms "workmanship-like manner" it looks
pretty iffy.

Your thoughts?

Romex is permitted to be installed either concealed or exposed.


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