DIYbanter - running pipes and wires through walls

Eigenvector ) said...

I realize that code changes from location to location, but generally
speaking, what is the process for running pipes and wires inside walls?
Must the pipe and wire be a specific distance inside the wall and does the
stud have to be drilled to a certain spec?

Generally speaking, you want to have pipes and cables as close to the
centre of the wall as possible.

If it is necessary to have something pass close to the edge of a stud,
a protection plate should be installed on the surface of the stud. A
protection plate is a piece of sheet steel, probably about 16-18 ga
that prevents a screw or nail from being driven into the stud where
the shallow-located cable or pipe is.

You can usually purchase protection plates in the electrical department
of a home improvement store. As a quick alternative, if you have a removed
side from an electrical box that has been ganged with another box, you
could use it, though you might have to pound it flat first.

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