How To Under Attic Floor Problems For Pipes And Wires

Bring all of the wire up into the attic.

How to under attic floor problems for pipes and wires.

To floor an attic you ll need to install a sub floor for support before laying your plywood floor. Attic flooring consists of materials as basic as sheets of plywood as well as more elaborate interlocking floor systems. Wire from the attic to the basement near the flue blue. It involves installing outlets switches and potentially water supply lines and drainage pipes if a bathroom will be added.

Wire from the attic to the basement using a second floor hvac return green. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. I would keep the wires centered in the joists at all times and use the nail plates as shown above by other poster over every single wire that goes through a joist member. While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other.

Wire from the attic to a second floor outlet purple. Next examine the location from the attic crawlspace or basement to see if it s accessible and free of hidden wiring or plumbing. First you ll need to measure the area you want to floor so you can calculate how much wood you ll require. The third problem compression reduces the r value of the insulation and is usually a result of the batts not being cut to the right size and not being fit properly around the obstructions wires pipes ducts.

The code specifies 1 25 below surface of board face but this really applies to areas of a residence whereby sheetrock would be installed and not for attic flooring. That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below. House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below. The solid base.

Which ever way i go i know there will be alot of lines running parallel through the attic. For a first floor installation you will be drilling up through the floorboard and then sole plate. Check the attic for unseen problems like pipes and wires hidden in the wall. When the pex is run throug the attic does it matter if it is run along the floor or if it is run about 4 feet above the floor along the verticle truss supports.

You ll have to construct a wooden frame or sub floor with boards 16 inches apart to provide extra support for the floor. The photo below shows what is perhaps the best fiberglass batt installation i ve ever seen in a floor system. From down in the basement the bottom of the floorboards. Btw my existing pb pipe is under the slab.

Wire from the basement to a first floor outlet. We need at least 33 inches to get above all duct work in attic.