Romex In Attic Insulation

I m pulling romex for a new circuit up from the garage ground floor up through the upstairs wall and up into the unfinished attic with 12 of blown insulation.

Romex in attic insulation.

Can 14 2 romex be buried under insulation in an attic. I did a lot of reading about it but am confused about the best way to do it. In the photo below one cable is running under the plywood placed next to the attic scuttle opening and another one is located perfectly to be tripped over when entering the attic. You would then place your studs up against the foam which would trap the romex in the channel and never need to drill a hole in any of your studs.

You can route a notch in either your foam board 3 8 deep. You could then run your romex and tape it into the the foam with duct tape. 02 12 2012 08 03 pm 2. Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic.

It is ok to touch the outer jacket with your bare hands provided the insulation is not damaged. Romex can be installed above or under the insulation. A good rule of thumb when working with electricity is to wear insulated rubber sole shoes and to always keep one hand in your pocket. I m south of the border though sent from my samsung sm t337a using tapatalk.

No problem pulling the wires or installing the new circuits but i have some questions once i get it into the attic. My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists. Best practice in my experience is to mount the on the walls or risers in the attic so that they are not covered by insulation. Only thing i see an inspector would call is the nmb not stapled close enough to the box but for an attic looks good to me.

Or should conduit be put in. Not laid directly in joists to smash while wading thru insulation.