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O/T electical rough-in questions

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genep

02-19-2005 12:18:56




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I'm building a room onto our house and getting ready to pour the slab. The room will be relatively spacious and the wife wants access to power in the center without running cords from the walls. If I put an electrical box/conduit in the slab do I position the box flush with the finished floor? Are there devices to adjust for finished floor level? Are there other options to get power out there? any comments are appreciated.
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Bus Driver

02-20-2005 15:37:54




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
The conduit will get condensed moisture in it- absolutely. Drill a couple of 1/8" drain holes in the bottom of the conduit for drainage and make sure any conductors used are suitable for wet locations.



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dr.sportster

02-20-2005 07:26:03




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
I take it your doing this to avoid wires acroos the floor?THen you will need a separate pipe for telephone in the floor also.



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cannonball

02-20-2005 06:29:04




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
get plastic like said below and mount run pipe up where wall is going to be..when mounting plastic plug box put in where wanted and pull string from one side of form to other real tight, set about 1/8 inch below string drive rebar up beside it tape to rebar, put tape over top..when slab is finished you can tap with hammer and find plug..just carefully break off concrete...have nice day may god bless

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Kevin Bismark

02-19-2005 21:03:56




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
Go to an electrical supply house and get the pvc floor boxes, I would go in with a 3/4 pipe as it is far easier to pull wires into it, some have dividers so you can bring 2 seperate pipes over for high voltage and low voltage things and there is a divider in the box and then you trim the box to be flush with the surface of the floor after you are done and put the cover of you choice on the top of it, on my jobs when it came time to trim the box I just took a sawzall and trimmed them down..

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ShepFL

02-19-2005 15:44:07




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
In my new house I have several of these. We mounted GFCI outlets in standard boxes with waterproof covers (rubber seals). There are not 100% flush but good enough you can vacum or sweep over them - say 1/4" above grade.



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W illiam Lovett

02-19-2005 14:25:58




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
Go to your electricial supply house and tell them you want a floor box to put in a slab best get one with a 3\4 entrance pvc is best put it where you want the outlet you can adjust the depth by putting a block or brick under the box you want the bok to be flush with the finished floor run a piece of conduit to your electricial panel or if you terminate the conduit in the crawl
space and use apiece of 12/2w/g ronex to your panel through the conduit to the outlet box.

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bo

02-19-2005 14:06:52




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bo

02-19-2005 14:04:46




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 Re: O/T electical rough-in questions in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
There are flush mounted floor mount plugs. Go to a electrical supply house and ask...a visual is best.



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genep

02-19-2005 12:34:12




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 OOOOPS!!! sorry about the double post nm in reply to genep, 02-19-2005 12:18:56  
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