background:
My daughters 1860 house has an addition built around 1970. The original house has a stacked stone foundation. The addition has a crawl space maybe 18” high. Entry to the crawl space would be through vents about 6”x12”. I judge that to be no entry at all.
problem:
All outlets for the kitchen are on one 15a circuit which means that my daughter trips the breaker if she uses more than one thing at once.
my solution:
two of the outlets are in an island. The island is fairly close to the cellar. The cabinet under the island would let me make a fairly big access hole to the crawl space. Using string, a magnet and a long pole, I could route romex from the island to the cellar. I think the distance in the crawl space is about 8’.
but:
Code says that I must attach the romex to the joists. As I understand it, I can attach it to the bottom edge of the joists. But I can’t get down there to do it. Anyway, I don’t like the idea of dangling romex any better than an inspector would.
so:
my idea is sort of a running board on steroids. I’m thinking two 1x4’s glued perpendicular to make a T shape for stiffness. I pre-attach pvc conduit.
— I run a pull cord first.
—using the pull cord I pass the running board under the joists. I attach the running board to the bottom of the joist nearest the island. Reach in from the cellar and attach the other end.
— using the pull cord, I pull Romex through the conduit.
I know I’m really not supposed to run romex through conduit. It might be better to pull individual wires.
Im thinking lag screws with washers at each end to spread the force.
Thoughts?