Timeline for what is code for jboxes in celing joists that I intend to cover with plywood?
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 10:07 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Mar 5, 2016 at 17:20 | comment | added | Tester101 | @dwightr If you do access panels, you should label/mark them in some way. Also making a note and leaving it in the electrical panel, will be useful for the next guy. | |
| Mar 5, 2016 at 16:31 | comment | added | dwight r | thanks for the code info.Room above so I will have to provide access panels fastened to plywood. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 22:04 | comment | added | GManNickG | @Tester101: Ah, got it. I suppose that would make sense since they're covering it with plywood, not drywall. :) | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 21:51 | comment | added | Tester101 | @GManNickG It sounds like the box(es) are in the attic floor, so covering the floor would make them inaccessible. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 21:14 | comment | added | GManNickG | " If the only way to access them is from the attic, then covering them with flooring violates the code." Does the attic not count as an accessible area? | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 13:58 | comment | added | Jason Hutchinson | I believe the code allows for them to be installed above a drop ceiling. That could be an option instead of plywood. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 1:09 | history | answered | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |