Running Power in Metal Building Questions

[M1N1ON]

Hey All-

I am looking for some information regarding running electric for my 24x50 metal building that was just erected. The building is roughly 50' from the house and has a J-pipe and ground stake in place at the corner of the foundation.

I would like to run all the outlets and lights myself and then have someone come in to run the power from the house to the garage. I plan on using conduit tubing for all of it.

My questions are as follows:
-Will someone run the wire from the house to the garage and hook up the circuit breaker if I did all the other work?
-I am having trouble finding clarification on mounting the receptacle boxes. Is there a minimum distance I must maintain from the outer wall?
-Is there a good way of running the conduit around each of the vertical supports as I run horizontally down the garage? I am guessing just bend the conduit around the supports?
-I do not plan on drywalling the garage but might put plywood over the metal supports to mount some cabinets, peg board, etc.. Do I need to do anything special if I am running conduit behind the wood?

Thanks!

 

[clayton.morris.9]

Hey All-

I am looking for some information regarding running electric for my 24x50 metal building that was just erected. The building is roughly 50' from the house and has a J-pipe and ground stake in place at the corner of the foundation.

I would like to run all the outlets and lights myself and then have someone come in to run the power from the house to the garage. I plan on using conduit tubing for all of it.

My questions are as follows:
-Will someone run the wire from the house to the garage and hook up the circuit breaker if I did all the other work?
-I am having trouble finding clarification on mounting the receptacle boxes. Is there a minimum distance I must maintain from the outer wall?
-Is there a good way of running the conduit around each of the vertical supports as I run horizontally down the garage? I am guessing just bend the conduit around the supports?
-I do not plan on drywalling the garage but might put plywood over the metal supports to mount some cabinets, peg board, etc.. Do I need to do anything special if I am running conduit behind the wood?

Thanks!

If it's the metal tube style just drill it and run you conduit through it!

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[M1N1ON]

I don’t need to worry about voiding a warranty or changing structural integrity?


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[nahansmsu]

Hey..I'm on a similar journey as you....just a few steps ahead. I'm not an electrician, never done this before, watched a ton of Youtube videos and have been reading, and re-reading multiple old threads here. You can follow me on my thread:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410968

I've already ran the conduit for my lights. I'm currently in the middle of extending power from my house to a subpanel in the shop. I know time is also money, but if you want to save a few bucks you can do it yourself. It's intimidating at first, but once you break it down into chunks it's not overly complicated.

As for the outlet question....I've been pondering this my self. Here is what I think I'm going to do.
1. I have a horizontal girt at 7ft and 3ft. I plan to run 3/4 or 1' EMT around the 7ft girt and then drop down either between the girt and the insulation MC (Metal clad/flex cable) down to an outlet that I'll attach on the 3ft girt. I plan to do this where I have the insulation seams so I might be able to hide it in it?
2. If the above fails then I can always just come down the posts/pillars.

I'm a few weeks away from getting started on that. I first need to wire in my lights and garage door opener.....as mentioned above the EMT is already in place and the wires are ready to be pulled into the subpanel.

 

[M1N1ON]

Hey..I'm on a similar journey as you....just a few steps ahead. I'm not an electrician, never done this before, watched a ton of Youtube videos and have been reading, and re-reading multiple old threads here. You can follow me on my thread:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410968

I've already ran the conduit for my lights. I'm currently in the middle of extending power from my house to a subpanel in the shop. I know time is also money, but if you want to save a few bucks you can do it yourself. It's intimidating at first, but once you break it down into chunks it's not overly complicated.

As for the outlet question....I've been pondering this my self. Here is what I think I'm going to do.
1. I have a horizontal girt at 7ft and 3ft. I plan to run 3/4 or 1' EMT around the 7ft girt and then drop down either between the girt and the insulation MC (Metal clad/flex cable) down to an outlet that I'll attach on the 3ft girt. I plan to do this where I have the insulation seams so I might be able to hide it in it?
2. If the above fails then I can always just come down the posts/pillars.

I'm a few weeks away from getting started on that. I first need to wire in my lights and garage door opener.....as mentioned above the EMT is already in place and the wires are ready to be pulled into the subpanel.

Thanks for the help. I read through your thread and thats a lot info!

I am looking at running 2x 20A runs on each side of the garage with 5-6 outlets. Another 20 A run down the center for the lights. I also need to run a 30A 220 for the lift. Understanding that I now will have a need for 90A with 80A feed can I just put the 30A on a switch and only utilize it when I need to activate the lift? Is that backwards thinking?

If I can only get 80 amp service from the house can I run a 100AMP breaker box?

 

[M1N1ON]

It actually appears that I can run 12 outlets on a 20A circuit (8 on each wall). I will probably bump my lights down to 15A since they will be all LEDs and only I will only have 10 outlets(5 for inside and 5 outside lights). Then I can run a 30A for my lift/air compressor and still be under the 80A coming in from the house.

Thoughts?

 

[sberry]

You can have a hundred outlets or 20 circuits, if you only turn a couple on at a time it's all its drawing. Because it's a 20 circuit doesn't mean it's using 20A. I have a thousand amps of breakers in a 200A panel. You dontvrun it all at once. You can run that on 60. Most boxes you use are rated at 100A.