rockhanger
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Hello electricians....I am about to drywall a basement ceiling for a client and I am planning the access doors/panels for 4 junction boxes I found in the ceiling. (I refused to do as client wanted and just rock them in.) All of these are 4" by 4" by 1" boxes that are used for splices with solid covers (appears to be 3 14/2 romex going into/out of 2 of them and the other 2 have 14/3 in and 2 14/2 out. Of course she wants the access doors to be as small as possible. I can't seem to find any reference to just how big they should be--only that junction boxes must be "accessible" without damaging the building structure or something like that.
The boxes are near the lower edge of the joist to which I will be adding 3/4 furring strips and 1/2 drywall.
Would an 8" by 8" door placed to align with the front edge (cover) of the J box be sufficient if you needed to examine or repair the wirenuts inside the box or trace circuits? If not what would you like to see instead?
Thanks from a fellow tradesperson.
The boxes are near the lower edge of the joist to which I will be adding 3/4 furring strips and 1/2 drywall.
Would an 8" by 8" door placed to align with the front edge (cover) of the J box be sufficient if you needed to examine or repair the wirenuts inside the box or trace circuits? If not what would you like to see instead?
Thanks from a fellow tradesperson.