Minimum distance from table a.
Drilling holes in header boards attic.
Drilling hole in tank in attic.
Using a chalk line mark the parallel lines for the opening of your vent.
Holes dead center on a 3 1 2 in.
Most electricians keep their inspector happy by drilling 3 4 in.
No holes in headers or beams in plank orientation.
I ve been reading the irc 2015 and the wording for drilling into top plates isn t clear.
Permitted if the group perimeter meets requirements for round or square holes.
36 ilevel trus joist beam header and column speciļ¬er s guide tj 9000 november 2006 other ilevel trus joist headers and beams round holes only.
Seemingly all it references is if the hole is over 50 in width then i need a galvanized metal tie on the side both sides for support.
Before drilling go into the attic and find the top plate 2x4 that is right above the vent and make sure there.
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No holes in cantilevers.
2 measure for the amount of cable you will need.
Mark the ends with a square.
I want to pass some conduit up into the attic space over the room for speaker and network cable.
General notes general notes allowed hole zone suitable for uniformly loaded headers and beams only.
1 drill a series of 3 4 inch holes through a run of new wall studs at an equal distance from the top or bottom of each stud.
I prefer to stick the drill into the vent and drill up into the attic instead of drilling down from the attic.
Basically if you do the research and you find out that the 2x10 header comfortably exceeds minimum code then i would think drilling a minimal size hole through it is very unlikely to compromise it.
Minimum applies to all holes except knockouts closely grouped round holes are.
Of protective wood on each side.
Now that you know the duct will work drill a hole through the double top plate into the attic.
Drill in the center of each stud.
Just don t drop the drill.
Use a drill with a hole saw bit of 1 inch or more to start your hole then use a power saw such as a jigsaw or reciprocating saw to make the cuts in the soffit.
Add at least an extra 4 feet to allow for unforeseeable obstacles.
They are located 3 away horizontally edge to edge from a larger hole.
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This gives them a hole large enough to run two electrical cables and leave 1 3 8 in.
If it s just at or slightly above code and or the whole is not so small then i would probably avoid drilling through it.
But that s just me.
Include the height of boxes from the floor and the distance between boxes.
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