
Certification Manual
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Studs
When running wire
through walls, there are
rules you have to follow for
drilling and notching wood
studs and top plates.
Some rules help ensure
the structural integrity of a
wall or ceiling and others
are aimed at protecting
pipes and wires that could
be damaged by screws,
nails or other fasteners.
Most facilities will
use wood 2x4 type of
framing. Some however
use 2x6s. The building
codes for drilling holes in
2x4 studs are seen in
Figure 7. When drilling
through a 2x4 top plate to
run wire, use a 1” paddle bit. 1” should be plenty of room to run whatever
wires may be needed for the most common runs such as bus wires, home
run wires, etc. When drilling through multiple studs, try and keep your
holes uniform, aligned, and perpendicular to the stud. This will ease the
wire pulling through them (see figure 8a and 8b).
Incorrect Correct
In non-bearing
walls (left) hole diameter can
be up to 60% of the stud width (2” for 2x4s
and 3 ¼” for 2x6s), and
to 40% (1 ¼” for 2x4s and 2 1/8” for 2x6s). In
a load-
bearing wall (right) holes can't exceed
40% (1 ¼” for 2x4s and 2 1/8” for 2x6s) and
notches can't exceed 25% (7/8” for 2x4s and
1 3/8” for 2x6s).
Figure 7: Rules for drilling
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