Cost of wiring new house on 2008 code

[SiddMartin]

Think about it...

AFCI's on all the circuits... prolly gonna start having less circuits..

According to 406.8(A)
All recepts in "damp" or "wet" locations have to be WR (Weather Resistant) type.

and then the beautiful 406.11 requiring all recepts to be TR (Tamper Resistant)

which makes the "damp" or "wet" locations in a house required to be both (Type WRTR).

I've seen P&S (http://www.passandseymour.com/literature/pdf/WeatherResistant_PB.pdf ) havin these available but have not seen the cost, wondering how much these 3 things alone will have on the impact on the cost of wiring a new house to code. (2008)

Guess the cost of safety can not really be measured.

 

[JohnJ0906]

Guess the cost of safety can not really be measured.

I'm sure the guys already bidding/pricing on the '08 NEC have "measured" the cost.

 

[stickboy1375]

You have no problems with the cost of copper? :roll:

 

[SiddMartin]

You have no problems with the cost of copper? :roll:

not my money

 

[stickboy1375]

never said I had a problem w/ it, not my money

Ahh, I mistook your post as a rant... They happen here often... :grin:

 

[SiddMartin]

Ahh, I mistook your post as a rant... They happen here often... :grin:

you replied b4 i edited, didnt see the ("?")

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Yep lets keep making to costly till we start building cracker shacks and pay less insurance and taxes and make trailers and easy way to sell.Build them in a county that is willing to use 96 as the code.