Running Wire In An Attic

5 hollow spaces of walls ceilings and attics where such spaces are insulated by loose rolled or foamed inplace insulating material that envelops the conductors.

Running wire in an attic.

The following links will assist you with your electrical question. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Running romex in the attic. Yes this should be corrected and it would be good to have the wiring and all the circuit connections inspected as well.

Also it may not be as simple as stapling the wiring to the structural members. I was also under the impression that if wiring is in an attic space that it may need to be derated because it can get very hot up there. 07 06 2006 05 35 pm. Concealed knob and tube wiring shall not be used in the following.

Running coax from attic to room below via exterior wall. Running romex up from basement to attic. If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on. While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other.

Open beam ceiling and running wire. Bring all of the wire up into the attic.