Height variances make it more difficult to fish cable through the walls.
Uniformity is critical when placing the insulation in the walls and attaching drywall to the studs.
More important is how the switches and outlets work for users.
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Irregular heights for light switches, for instance, can be disorienting and unsafe.
confirm all outlet boxes are set at the same height since these outlets will be highly visible.
But there are a few other tricks you might wish to use to speed up the process.
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Use the mark on the wall as your starting point.
Measure With a Drywall Square
This quick method works best before the floor covering is installed.
Hold the longest part of the square roughly parallel to the floor.
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Mark a line across four studs by running your pencil along the bottom part of the straightedge.
Place the receptacles at this height.
This gives you a height of 14 inches.
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Measure With a Hammer
Most 16-ouncehammersare about 13 inches long.
you gotta measure only once, when you first make the story pole.
Simply stand up the pole next to awall studand mark the stud at the appropriate height.
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verify to mark the pole clearly.
Notes like “bottom of outlet box” and “center of switch box” help prevent mistakes.
Use a toolbox, storage box, work light tripod, or anything that you commonly use when working.
As a result, heights are often a matter of convention or preference.
Be sure to check with your city’s building department for any specific requirements.
While it’s best to stick to box height standards as much as possible, theres room for adjustments.
Floor outlets can be practical and discreet.
The NEC does have standards for floor outlets.
For more information on floor outlets, check NEC’s guidelines.
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