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2026-06-08 - Bay 1 Ceiling Light Box — Unstapled Cable

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Bay 1 Ceiling Light Box — Unstapled Cable

Bay 1 ceiling 4-inch square box with mud ring, fed by yellow NM-B running in from the right with no staple securing it near the box

Photo Details

  • Date: June 8, 2026
  • Time: 12:28 PM EDT
  • Phase: Electrical rough-in / lighting
  • Location: 309 E. 7th St., Clare, MI — ceiling over Bay 1
  • View: Looking up at the third (Bay 1) ceiling light box and its NM-B run

Description

The third and last vehicle-bay ceiling light box (Bay 1) — a 4” square metal box on its F-bracket cross-member with mud ring, fed by yellow 12-ga NM-B running in from the right. This completes the set of three bay ceiling boxes (Bays 1–3).

Code item to correct: NM-B not secured within 12" of the box

Like the bay 3 box, the cable here is not stapled within 12 inches of the box (NEC 334.30). Owner-acknowledged as a miss from the short session — to be corrected on the staple pass: secure each cable within 12” of the box and at ≤4’-6” intervals along the run. Tracked in To-Do.

Visible Elements

  • 4” square metal ceiling box on an F-bracket cross-member (Bay 1), with mud ring
  • Yellow 12-ga NM-B entering from the right — no staple securing it near the box
  • Roof trusses and OSB sheathing in the background

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