Retherford Custom Homes

Electrical Rough-In Standards

  1. If the jobsite is not clean when you arrive, notify the site superintendent.
  2. Clean and swept jobsite when complete.
  3. All plastic bottles and trash in the dumpster.'No fires on the jobsite at anytime
  4. No fires on the jobsite at anytime
  5. Do not park on customers' concrete driveways.
  6. GFCI Protection Required in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, unfinished basements, outdoors, and laundry areas. (NEC 210.8)
  7. Service equipment, metallic water piping, and other metallic systems must be properly grounded and bonded.(NEC 250)
  8. No point along a wall more than 6 feet from an outlet. (NEC 210.52(A))
  9. Dedicated 20-amp circuit required for bathroom receptacles. (NEC 210.11(C)(3))
  10. At least one dedicated 20-amp circuit required for laundry area outlets. (NEC 210.11(C)(2))
  11. Outlets every 4 feet along countertops, and within 2 feet of any end. (NEC 210.52(C))
  12. Communication wires: (NEC 800.133)
    • should cross 110 circuit wiring at 90 deg angles
    • Separate communication wires from branch circuitry and home runs by a minimum of 2” or ensure that the shielding in the communication wires is grounded. (NEC 800.133)
  13. Wire should not be pinched between framing members. (NEC 300.4(A) and 300.4(D))
  14. Wire terminations should be wrapped around the compression screws. Do not use stabs for terminations. (NEC 110.14(A))
  15. Exterior gas water heaters should have a receptacle in the box. Do not hardwire.
  16. Wire for switches, receptacles, fixtures and appliances should have at least 6” of service loop to allow for future maintenance. (IRC Section 3401.2 & NEC Section 300.14)
  17. Maximum 7 receptacles per breaker.
  18. Dedicated circuit for the following: (NEC 422.10)
    • Garage Door Motors
    • Refrigerators
    • Dishwashers
    • Garbage disposals
    • Electric Range oven or cooktop
    • Clothes Washers
    • Dryer
    • Water Heater
    • Central Vacuum System
  1. Install empty conduit from the breaker box to the crawlspace (into the attic if the house is a slab foundation) to allow for additional circuits in the future. (NEC 110.12).
  2. Doorbell Wire should be wrapped around a 16 penny nail so that it doesn't get covered up by brick.(RCH Internal Standard)

Any and all Retherford Custom Homes Internal Standards are superseded by requirements
recognized by the local building inspection department and by the standards set up in the most current International Building Code.

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