Rough Electrical Wiring - finehomebuilding.com

Knowledge of the code and a few tricksease Wiring circuits for standardreceptacles and lightsBY CLIFFORD A. POPEJOYIt seems that everyone who volun-teers for Habitat for Humanitywants to build and raise the wallsof homes. The barn-raising imagery associ-ated with framing a house has strong the crew of volunteers I work with gets abig reward from a different part of homebuilding: We install the Electrical Wiring . I'vehelped motivated but unskilled volunteerssuccessfully wire Habitat homes for begins with a plan andthe right boxesTo be sure that I cover the bases and to keepmy crew all on the same page, I develop anelectrical plan before beginning (drawingfacing page). Every switch, receptacle andlight is indicated on this plan. Except for afew fixtures, such as bathroom fans and re-cessed can lights with integral boxes, eachneeds an Electrical box to house the wiresplices and to mount the commonly used in residential con-struction are made of PVC, fiberglass or steel(see "What's the Difference," pp.)

Electrical Wiring. It's all on the jacket. The number of wires and their gauges are marked on the jacket. START WITH A PLAN A wiring plan that locates outlets, switches and lights and that diagrams circuits and home runs back to the panel is key to keeping an electrical crew on the same page. Legend

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