Nate R
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My main panel is in our back entrance to the house, a little 4X4' area that was added on to the original house. I will be rewiring just about everything.
The easiest/best route to the 2nd floor (really a 1/2 story) is along the roof of the house. The rafters are only 4". (Really closer to 3 3/4." VERY old wood.) So, I need to maintain 1 1/4" depth from both sides, correct? One one side to keep drywall screws from penetrating, and on the other side to keep stray roofing nails from penetrating.
I was thinking of running NM cable this way. 4-5 circuits.
So can I fasten them to the side of the rafter itself smack in the middle of it? Or is this considered unsafe enough that I should consider this part of the run in BX or feed individual wires in conduit?
The easiest/best route to the 2nd floor (really a 1/2 story) is along the roof of the house. The rafters are only 4". (Really closer to 3 3/4." VERY old wood.) So, I need to maintain 1 1/4" depth from both sides, correct? One one side to keep drywall screws from penetrating, and on the other side to keep stray roofing nails from penetrating.
I was thinking of running NM cable this way. 4-5 circuits.
So can I fasten them to the side of the rafter itself smack in the middle of it? Or is this considered unsafe enough that I should consider this part of the run in BX or feed individual wires in conduit?