On Feb 26, 9:06*am, "RogerT" wrote:
I have a 3-story semi-detached home with a full basement that is going to be
completely rehabbed. *All of the old lath and plaster is currently being
removed down to the studs and joists. *Then it will get all new wiring, new
kitchen and baths, *new plumbing, new sheetrock, insulation, etc.

This is a question about the design for the all new wiring. *The house is
one side of a side-by-side twin, so in our area it is called a semi-detached
home. *It has a full basement with high open ceilings. *Access to all areas
of the other walls and ceilings is easy because the interior of the property
is being gutted down to the studs and joists.

A new 200-amp service panel has already been installed, and it is located on
the front wall of the basement.

The basement goes straight back under the living room, dining room, and
kitchen which are on the first floor. *The second floor has a front bedroom,
middle bedroom, back bedroom, and bath next to the back bedroom. *The third
floor has a small bathroom in the front corner, a main front/middle bedroom,
and a back bedroom.

My question is about how to plan the wiring.

Since this is a long and high house, does it make sense to just run all of
the wiring directly from the main panel in the basement? *Or, would it make
more sense to strategically locate one or two subpanels (such as on the
second and third floors), run power to those subpanels, and then run local
circuits to each of those areas off of the subpanels?

You could save yourself a lot of grief and money if you hire a good
architect/engineer draw up the system for you. You have to pull a
permit and plans must be submitted anyway, so they will have the
knowledge and experience to get it right the first time. Nothing is
more disheartening than listening to an inspector as he tags the work,
"fail".

Joe