How To Run Electrical Wires Through Studs

Summary by Krater

The host explains electrical code requirements for drilling through wall studs for Romex cable installations, detailing safe hole positions, sizing limits, and protective plates or guards.

From the video

Answers: What are the building code and safety requirements for drilling holes through wall studs for electrical wiring?

• Electrical wiring safety
• Stud drilling building codes
• Romex cable protection
• NEC electrical codes

What it concludes

• Your wire hole must not be closer than 5/8 of an inch to the outside edge of the stud under building codes, and NEC code requires 1 and 1/4 inches.
• The maximum hole size you can drill through a load-bearing stud is 40 percent of the stud width.
• Nail plates that are 1/16 of an inch wide should be hammered onto the outside surface of the stud to protect wires from screws and nails when clearance is insufficient.
• Easy guards from Menards align with the hole to provide a plastic bushing and nailer plate for protected Romex installations.