Trenching question

[sansert]

We are building a 24 ft wide by 28 ft deep garage. We will have a 16 foot by 8 foot door is there any reason that I can't I bring my Trench from the house into the front corner instead of bringing it into the side of the building

 

[JamesW84]

I assume you mean your trench for electrical? I ran mine into the front. I ran conduit up through the footer trench and had it put in the center of the wall.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

If your header is going to span the full width it might be difficult running wires up that wall.

 

[sansert]

If your header is going to span the full width it might be difficult running wires up that wall.

I am not sure why the header would go all the way across the 24' span with just a 16' wide door. I was wondering if it would be hard to run the wiring also but more about getting around the corner with my wiring

 

[6768rogues]

I don't see any reason why not as long as your building is sitting on undisturbed soil.

 

[Kaizen]

No reason not to as long as there is clearance space. If most of your power is not close to that entrance you add to wire costs for circuits


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[casmurbax]

What reason(s) were you thinking that you couldn't?

 

[sansert]

What reason(s) were you thinking that you couldn't?

No reason. Just reassurance that it would be OK

 

[Spareparts]

16" door cntered would leave 4" on each side, plenty of room for elect on either side

 

[cdestuck]

16" door cntered would leave 4" on each side, plenty of room for elect on either side

Actually, 4’

 

[egdede]

Actually over 11' on each side because that is one narrow door!

 

[larry4406]

If your header is going to span the full width it might be difficult running wires up that wall.

I am not sure why the header would go all the way across the 24' span with just a 16' wide door. I was wondering if it would be hard to run the wiring also but more about getting around the corner with my wiring

Depending on your approved plans, it may show the header as going full width so the end walls act as shear walls.

What do your approved plans show or your AHJ require?

OP has same question running now in two separate threads. Other in electrical forum.

 

[Falcon67]

Voice of Experience - lay the shop out on paper and run pencil lines to your circuits, then try to locate your panel along a wall central more or less to the runs. I put my panel on one end, close to the house to shorten the main power run. Then ended up running 800+ feet of 12-2 across the building because most stuff ended up on the far end. Oops. I could have placed the panel another 30' from that location and saved easy 400 or more feet of wire.

 

[larry4406]

Voice of Experience - lay the shop out on paper and run pencil lines to your circuits, then try to locate your panel along a wall central more or less to the runs. I put my panel on one end, close to the house to shorten the main power run. Then ended up running 800+ feet of 12-2 across the building because most stuff ended up on the far end. Oops. I could have placed the panel another 30' from that location and saved easy 400 or more feet of wire.

++1!