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attached garage question
I know that the wall between my home and attached garage is a double
thickness of drywall for fire resistance purposes. Am I violating code or reducing the level of protection by drilling a hole to bring out a new electrical circuit? Can I place an outlet box in the firewall? Are there ways I can/should do this to remain code-compliant? Thanks. |
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wrote in message oups.com... I know that the wall between my home and attached garage is a double thickness of drywall for fire resistance purposes. Am I violating code or reducing the level of protection by drilling a hole to bring out a new electrical circuit? Can I place an outlet box in the firewall? Are there ways I can/should do this to remain code-compliant? Thanks. I did this when I put a sub panel in our basement to service a back yard hot tub, and add circuits for a basement remodel project. I used a service elbow to turn the counduit that I was running along the wall into the basement ceiling. Inspector passed me, no questions asked. And he was a VERY thorough inspector. |
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Both layers of gypsum board are required to meet code.
They must be continuous or have special equipment. There are fire rated electric boxes. TB |
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wrote in message oups.com... Both layers of gypsum board are required to meet code. They must be continuous or have special equipment. There are fire rated electric boxes. TB An alternative is surface mounted boxes and the proper conduit. Check out Wiremold products. |
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wrote: I know that the wall between my home and attached garage is a double thickness of drywall for fire resistance purposes. Am I violating code or reducing the level of protection by drilling a hole to bring out a new electrical circuit? Can I place an outlet box in the firewall? Are there ways I can/should do this to remain code-compliant? I think that you'd be better off using surface-mount components and conduit. That way you only have the one hole where you're bringing the conduit through the wall. |
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wrote in message oups.com... I know that the wall between my home and attached garage is a double thickness of drywall for fire resistance purposes. Am I violating code or reducing the level of protection by drilling a hole to bring out a new electrical circuit? Can I place an outlet box in the firewall? Are there ways I can/should do this to remain code-compliant? Thanks. You don't necessarily need anything special. When I added receptacles to my garage, I used standard Pass & Seymour remodel boxes (from Home depot / Lowes). Their literature specifically stated that they were recognized for use in 2 hr fire walls. My inspector required use of fire rated caulk in around wire penetrations through the wall or ceiling, for example for the cable running from the basement as well as cables running through the top plate of the wall. Your local codes may be more stringent. You should always check with the local building department. Tim |
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On 13 Feb 2005 21:20:03 -0800, "
wrote: I know that the wall between my home and attached garage is a double thickness of drywall for fire resistance purposes. Am I violating code or reducing the level of protection by drilling a hole to bring out a new electrical circuit? Can I place an outlet box in the firewall? Are there ways I can/should do this to remain code-compliant? Thanks. Provided this is a single family, detached house there will be no code issues with installing an outlet as you propose. Dan |
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Thanks everyone for good answers--think it will be easiest to just drop
a surface-mounted line down from the rafters where the line comes in. |
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