[Strawbale] Cable chase under bales

[Dion Hollenbeck]

At 06:26 PM 1/3/2007, Jefro wrote:
>12 feet is correct from the NEC--Mark just cut your work in half.
>However, if this question is coming up, that gives me cause to wonder
>about other parts of the plan.
>
>I would highly recommend two things here:
>
>1. Have a chat with your inspector to discuss what they want in this
>instance, and maybe ask them to stop by your site to discuss things so
>you can point at them while you are talking.  You might save yourself a
>ton of hassle and get some good free advice as well.
>
>2. Have a chat with a local electrician and go over your plans in
>detail, on your nickel.  Paying them for 1-2 hours of advice might save
>you 10 hours of unnecessary labor.

Very good advice and part of my to-do list already.  I am in the 
early stages of planning and will be getting to that soon, just had 
not done it yet.  The large advantage of my workshop building is that 
it is treated by the electrical inspector as a garage, and therefore 
is not subject to all the dwelling requirements.

I did pay many sub-contractors for their consulting when I built my 
workshop and it was money well spent.  Since I am not paying an 
architect to do the whole shebang of plans, talking to each of the 
experts in each trade is invaluable.

regards,
dion

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