I understand that a cable should be > 1 1/4″ back from the surface of a stud to avoid injury by a drywall nail/screw. Will code allow this to be less than 1 1/4″ if a metal nail plate is secured to the stud in front of the wire? Also does the same principle/distances apply to PEX tubing?
Thanks,
Paul
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Where I was a contractor the city inspector required nail stopper plates on every hole and notch where a wire and gas and water pipes passed through.
Studs can be notched as well as drilled up to a certain size according to the code.
Nail plates are required by the IRC where electrical or plumbing passes through a framing member and is less than 1 1/4" from the face of the member.
Is there a reason you can't get the pex back further, or is it already in and you are just making sure it passes inspection?
Dave
It is already in. This is a DIY project, but I had to have an inspection of another job that an electrician did. He noticed my work being done, found out there was no permit, put up a little red sign, etc. etc. He is going to come back to look more closely to decide if he will give me a permit to continue. I would like to have everything be OK when he gets here, as he doesn't seem to keen on me doing this work. I believe everything is ok except I have on PEX tube coming thru the top plate of a wall that is 1/2" from the edge. I can redo it, but it would be a whole lot easier to put a nail plate in front of it.
Paul
ANY sort of pipe or wire that's less than 1-1/4" from the face of the stud should have a nail plate. (Don't ask me how I know.)
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