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Pjm 63

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Im looking at a remodel in a 7100 sq foot house. I noticed when I did a job walkthrough all of the existing wiring was done in commercial grade material( flex, mc cable, EMT). I was planning on bidding this job in romex and was wondering if there is a code that states after a certain square foot you have to change to commercial grade material. Has anyone herd or this? thanks in advance
 

luckylerado

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All,

Im looking at a remodel in a 7100 sq foot house. I noticed when I did a job walkthrough all of the existing wiring was done in commercial grade material( flex, mc cable, EMT). I was planning on bidding this job in romex and was wondering if there is a code that states after a certain square foot you have to change to commercial grade material. Has anyone herd or this? thanks in advance

No. Not the NEC. Maybe a local code? May have just hired a commercial guy to do the rough in. I work with some guys that would use EMT in their home which makes no sense to me.
 

tkb

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They may want the method to match the existing.
If you bid NM and get the job they may try to make you use MC.

Either you need to clairify the method or qualify your method in your bid.
There may be specifications on the drawings that would tell you what method that they want.
 

mgookin

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Fort Myers, FL
All,

Im looking at a remodel in a 7100 sq foot house. I noticed when I did a job walkthrough all of the existing wiring was done in commercial grade material( flex, mc cable, EMT). I was planning on bidding this job in romex and was wondering if there is a code that states after a certain square foot you have to change to commercial grade material. Has anyone herd or this? thanks in advance

The construction type under the building code determines what wiring method is allowed. A single family is Group R-3.

Group R-3 is allowed in Type V construction up to 3 stories.
More than 3 stories needs to be Type IV minimum.

How many stories is your building?
And who knows what article in the NEC regulates this?
 

growler

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Atlanta,GA
Depending on where you live you may be required to use conduit -- in Chicago homes are wired in conduit

He said they were also useing MC cable so it's probably not Chicago.

I would want to clear this up with the jurisdiction where the permit is to be pulled and also the owner/contractor. There are people that used to live in the Chicago area and think that conduit is the way to go and are willing to pay for it ( but that may have been a past owner).
 

kwired

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NE Nebraska
No. Not the NEC. Maybe a local code? May have just hired a commercial guy to do the rough in. I work with some guys that would use EMT in their home which makes no sense to me.
I use EMT in dwellings - typically for select areas where the installation is exposed though, but not as the general wiring method for everything.
 

tkb

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MA
If people would just fill in the "Location" part when they sign up, it sure would make it easier to answer some of the questions we get.

It should be a required field. :happyyes:
There are many time when I skip a question because it is to vague, or location specific without a location given.
 

Strathead

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The construction type under the building code determines what wiring method is allowed. A single family is Group R-3.

Group R-3 is allowed in Type V construction up to 3 stories.
More than 3 stories needs to be Type IV minimum.

How many stories is your building?
And who knows what article in the NEC regulates this?

If you are asking what article regulates construction types, it is not the NEC, but the building code.
 

mgookin

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Fort Myers, FL
If you are asking what article regulates construction types, it is not the NEC, but the building code.

There's an NEC article which dictates when NM can be used in a building, and it is based on construction types.

The information I cited was from the building code. I was asking who knows what article in the NEC addresses whether NM is allowed based on the type of construction.

Edit: It's Article 334.
OP is fine.
 
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