Had an inspector knock me down for this:
Picture this basement with brick on it sticks up about four feet out of the ground. 1st floor is cantilevered about 2 feet from the basement. The service drop runs down the cantilevered part of the house and then makes a 90 deg. turn to run on the basement wall. the 90 deg. turn is in mid air with a strap on either end. This is the only practical neat way to route the cable. The inspector says the cable has to have continuous contact with the wall/surface. :roll:
Picture this basement with brick on it sticks up about four feet out of the ground. 1st floor is cantilevered about 2 feet from the basement. The service drop runs down the cantilevered part of the house and then makes a 90 deg. turn to run on the basement wall. the 90 deg. turn is in mid air with a strap on either end. This is the only practical neat way to route the cable. The inspector says the cable has to have continuous contact with the wall/surface. :roll: