Romex In Attic Insulation

You could then run your romex and tape it into the the foam with duct tape.

Romex in attic insulation.

I m pulling romex for a new circuit up from the garage ground floor up through the upstairs wall and up into the unfinished attic with 12 of blown insulation. No problem pulling the wires or installing the new circuits but i have some questions once i get it into the attic. I m south of the border though sent from my samsung sm t337a using tapatalk. Or should conduit be put in.

All you need to do is. Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic. You can route a notch in either your foam board 3 8 deep. Romex can be installed above or under the insulation.

In the photo below one cable is running under the plywood placed next to the attic scuttle opening and another one is located perfectly to be tripped over when entering the attic. 02 12 2012 08 03 pm 2. It is ok to touch the outer jacket with your bare hands provided the insulation is not damaged. I did a lot of reading about it but am confused about the best way to do it.

Can 14 2 romex be buried under insulation in an attic. My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists. Only thing i see an inspector would call is the nmb not stapled close enough to the box but for an attic looks good to me. In the areas i have lived and worked the inspectors interpret the code to mean that covering a box with insulation is rendering it inaccessible under the theory that if you can t find it you can t access it.

Best practice in my experience is to mount the on the walls or risers in the attic so that they are not covered by insulation. J box out of insulation and labeled.