There is a maximum height of 5.5' if you want the receptacle to count as part of the 6'/12' spacing requirement. There is no minimum. Lately on high end homes people want them installed in the base molding like they did 100 years ago.
Yikes. Really? The hell are people thinking?
I'm guessing they don't like how they look on the wall similar to when people put the counter top receptacles under the upper cabinets.
I would think that would be to apply to ADA requirements in Annex J. In addressing receptacles, the code book mandates floor receptacles to be installed within 18" of the wall to qualify as wall outlets. 210.5A(3)
The minimum height is 15" from finished floor to the bottom. For rough we use 20" from sub floor to top of box. Same a commercial work has been for many years.
I was thinking that same thing. I have a receptacle at about 12" on my deck with the old metal flip cover and I curse that thing every time I have to get down on a knee to plug something in.
That's funny because yesterday a friend had to have a GFCI replaced at the same exact height with a horizontal flip cover. I acted like it was no big deal but it was a royal PITA
I like whatever my hammer height is!I like 15" to the center. 18" looks too high and 12" too low.
YES!!!! This was my go to height too, I bought several Irwin framing hammers so my guys would all install at the same height. I have heard guys here cutting the hammer handles down to a specific length too.I like whatever my hammer height is!
You beat me to it. Hammer handle on the bottom plate, box on the hammer head.I like whatever my hammer height is!
what code section is the 5.5 rule?
210.52
