NMC in Attic

[lakee911]

Was in a house with a 3 foot attic roof height (low roof line),
and,
around the scuttle hole there was the 6 foot distance requirement.

Many of the across the house home-runs
were right over the top of center-line braces, at the 3 foot peak area.

Original Electrician was caught, without a permit, and cited.

(1) Repair required a several hours of pull-out and re-drill and pull-in.
(2) On the across-the-house runs,
some of the center-line braces had 2x4 on top,
which were cut out temporarally,
the between-the-ceiling-joist braces notched 1.5 inches,
cables dropped down to run in the notch,
and the center-line braces reattached with deck screws.

Comments on this method ?

I'm not sure that I follow, but be careful notching structural members.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Original Electrician was caught, without a permit, and cited.

(1) Repair required a several hours of pull-out and re-drill and pull-in.
(2) On the across-the-house runs,
some of the center-line braces had 2x4 on top,
which were cut out temporarally,
the between-the-ceiling-joist braces notched 1.5 inches,
cables dropped down to run in the notch,
and the center-line braces reattached with deck screws.

Comments on this method ?

It would depend on the depth of the joist.

 

[glene77is]

It would depend on the depth of the joist.

Dennis,
Thanks. Good diagram.

These notches were through a block-brace cut 14" x 8",
installed between the ceiling joists.

The original man also ran cables across the edge of the scuttle hole,
and across anything in the way.