Greetings.
The garage I'm wiring is built with 12/12 attic trusses. I have flooring upstairs in the 'living area' of the trusses but the knee wall areas are still open to below. In time I will likely finish this area but for now it's just "storage". That said, I wasn't going to put lighting up there for now as I don't want the inspector to consider this anything other than attic storage. Sort of like throwing a couple of sheets of plywood up on regular trusses so you have some extra storage.
I do however have a staircase going up there. I don't know if this would be considered different than a ladder or a pull down attic ladder, etc in terms of access.
When I look at electrical codes I see references to lighting requirements at landings of staircases for dwellings. I get that for a house. Would a detached garage with a staircase require a light at the top and bottom on 3-way switches to meet code or am I OK for now not having lighting there? Frankly, with all the openings to below along the sides you have a fair amount of light coming from downstairs especially on the stairs. Not a big deal to put it in and I will eventually but would prefer to wait on that if I can get by inspection.
thx.
The garage I'm wiring is built with 12/12 attic trusses. I have flooring upstairs in the 'living area' of the trusses but the knee wall areas are still open to below. In time I will likely finish this area but for now it's just "storage". That said, I wasn't going to put lighting up there for now as I don't want the inspector to consider this anything other than attic storage. Sort of like throwing a couple of sheets of plywood up on regular trusses so you have some extra storage.
I do however have a staircase going up there. I don't know if this would be considered different than a ladder or a pull down attic ladder, etc in terms of access.
When I look at electrical codes I see references to lighting requirements at landings of staircases for dwellings. I get that for a house. Would a detached garage with a staircase require a light at the top and bottom on 3-way switches to meet code or am I OK for now not having lighting there? Frankly, with all the openings to below along the sides you have a fair amount of light coming from downstairs especially on the stairs. Not a big deal to put it in and I will eventually but would prefer to wait on that if I can get by inspection.
thx.