blue spark
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I was always under the assumption MC could not be run exposed to physical damage. In utility rooms I use it for whips to the mechanicals but thats a little different. Yesterday we had a little discussion about a job we're currently on.
80 year old brick commercial building. First floor has a small gift shop that was remodeled recently. The second story is being remodeled in two stages. Bare with me here. This will be a double occupancy short term rental sharing a kitchen. (Overflow for the B&B next door) What the owner wants is a complete rewire but plans to fir out all exterior walls for added insulation next year. However wants to rent it out this summer for income. We're able to get into all interior walls. I had thought about piping the ext walls and just tear it out on the second phase remodel but it seemed a big waste. My new partner suggested MC/1900's with enough slack to move the boxes out after the second phase framing but I disagreed thinking we could not have the MC exposed like that. Out came the code book.
MC Uses permitted Exposed or Concealed
MC Uses not permitted"will not be used in the following corrosive destructive environments. 1. Exposed to physical damage
It's that wording the confused me, "corrosive destructive". Do they mean "corrosive or destructive"? Or if it's in a corrosive environment, it can't be exposed to physical damage.
80 year old brick commercial building. First floor has a small gift shop that was remodeled recently. The second story is being remodeled in two stages. Bare with me here. This will be a double occupancy short term rental sharing a kitchen. (Overflow for the B&B next door) What the owner wants is a complete rewire but plans to fir out all exterior walls for added insulation next year. However wants to rent it out this summer for income. We're able to get into all interior walls. I had thought about piping the ext walls and just tear it out on the second phase remodel but it seemed a big waste. My new partner suggested MC/1900's with enough slack to move the boxes out after the second phase framing but I disagreed thinking we could not have the MC exposed like that. Out came the code book.
MC Uses permitted Exposed or Concealed
MC Uses not permitted"will not be used in the following corrosive destructive environments. 1. Exposed to physical damage
It's that wording the confused me, "corrosive destructive". Do they mean "corrosive or destructive"? Or if it's in a corrosive environment, it can't be exposed to physical damage.