Push the insulation batt back into the wall with the cut line aligned with the electrical wire.
Rigid foam insulation electrical wiring.
Standard one half inch sheet rock will follow.
With my friend s basement i plan to use grooved 1 or 1 5 rigid foam board.
This is for fire safety.
All was code compliant so i am reasonably fluent in household electrical wiring.
If your home was wired using a now obsolete methodcalled knob and tube wiring the national electric code forbids the installationof loose rolled or foam in place insulation if the insulation would surroundthe wires and prevent heat dissipation from the electrical conductors to a freeair space.
They re not knob and tube.
There are outlets in the knee walls so wires will have to penetrate somewhere.
Is it safe to encase them with insulation.
I will secure the foam board on to the poured concrete slab walls with 1x3 furring strips via a powder actuated gun and drive pins.
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Another aspect of spray foam insulation with respect to electrical wiring is its capacity to block moisture a definite advantage with electricity.
After the wiring is in place the insulation can be laid in.
As it is industry groups have conducted several decades of extensive testing finding that spray foam insulation does not affect electrical wiring when safely applied and installed.
Unfold the paper tabs running along the length of the batt.
Nema approved wiring is compatible however it may be necessary to run speaker wiring network cabling and other services after foam is applied to avoid problems with unrated wiring.
Most homes are insulated using batt or roll insulation.
What do i do about the wiring in those wall cavities.
With this approach my big question is.