[Strawbale] Cable chase under bales

[Dion Hollenbeck]

At 11:36 AM 1/3/2007, John wrote:
>We commonly use 3x or 4x plates under the bales, as required for our anchors
>and stapling of mesh.  This provides plenty of space for running electrical,
>plumbing and hydronic feeds, but is limited because of doorways.  We'll
>often run supply lines in the slab, then bring them up in the bale wall.

What I want to avoid at all costs is outlet boxes in the bale 
walls.  I can easily run the wires under the floor and come up 
anywhere, but I am more interested in using the toe-up for installing 
the outlet boxes.  With 160' of interior perimeter walls, and the 
electrical code requirement to have boxes every 6 feet, that is about 
26 boxes I have to put in the bale walls, and I don't want to have to 
do that.  First, boxes in bales are much harder, and secondly, the 
electrical inspector will require that he inspects when the wiring 
running between the bales is exposed, making me have a single course 
of bales sitting waiting for the inspector.  If I can put the boxes 
in a chase, I don't have to have any bale walls partially done 
waiting on electrical inspection.

dion


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