How Many Holes Should you Drill for Wires While Drilling
Sometimes it’s hard to know how many wires you can put through a hole in a residential electrical setting.
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Category: Roughing-In
What You’re Allowed to Drill Through in a Wood Frame Setting
It’s super important to know what you’re not allowed to drill through. This can cause huge embarrassment, get an engineer involved, and be very costly! Ask if you don’t know!
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Make Sure to Drill Fairly Level for Easier Wire Pulling (Rest on Upper Thigh)
It’s important to drill at the same height to make wire pulling easier. Otherwise, it causes unnecessary friction, making wire pulling harder, if not impossible from some angles.
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Always Check the Other Side of the Surface You’re Drilling
It may sound obvious, but it’s so important to check the opposite side of the material you’re drilling through. You never know what can be there.
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Plan Routes Before Drilling Holes
It’s important to pre-plan your routes before drilling holes to save you time during the wire-pulling stage.
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Following Panel Schedules
Panel schedules are what guide us as electricians on what tasks to accomplish next.
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An Electrician’s Guide to Roughing In
Learn how to rough-in as a residential and commercial electrician by covering topics such as splicing wires, bending pipe/emt, stripping wires, and looking at electrical prints.
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