How To Under Attic Floor Problems For Pipes And Wires

It involves installing outlets switches and potentially water supply lines and drainage pipes if a bathroom will be added.

How to under attic floor problems for pipes and wires.

Wire from the attic to the basement using a second floor hvac return green. We need at least 33 inches to get above all duct work in attic. Attic flooring consists of materials as basic as sheets of plywood as well as more elaborate interlocking floor systems. Btw my existing pb pipe is under the slab.

Wire from the attic to the basement near the flue blue. House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below. From down in the basement the bottom of the floorboards. Wire from the basement to a first floor outlet.

That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below. How to lay attic flooring on top of fiberglass insulation. Next examine the location from the attic crawlspace or basement to see if it s accessible and free of hidden wiring or plumbing. The photo below shows what is perhaps the best fiberglass batt installation i ve ever seen in a floor system.

Bring all of the wire up into the attic. Wire from the attic to a second floor outlet purple. To floor an attic you ll need to install a sub floor for support before laying your plywood floor. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running.

Modifying an attic floor s joist system is a job for the pros. Lan to use 2x4x36 upright screwed to ceciing joist every 24 to hold 2x6x12 s up above duct work. First you ll need to measure the area you want to floor so you can calculate how much wood you ll require. You ll have to construct a wooden frame or sub floor with boards 16 inches apart to provide extra support for the floor.

Which ever way i go i know there will be alot of lines running parallel through the attic. Check the attic for unseen problems like pipes and wires hidden in the wall. I would keep the wires centered in the joists at all times and use the nail plates as shown above by other poster over every single wire that goes through a joist member. The third problem compression reduces the r value of the insulation and is usually a result of the batts not being cut to the right size and not being fit properly around the obstructions wires pipes ducts.

When the pex is run throug the attic does it matter if it is run along the floor or if it is run about 4 feet above the floor along the verticle truss supports. The code specifies 1 25 below surface of board face but this really applies to areas of a residence whereby sheetrock would be installed and not for attic flooring.