Bay 2 Middle Ceiling Light Box — Stapled Cable
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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 2 (middle bay)
- View: Looking up at the middle-bay ceiling box and its NM-B run
Description
The ceiling light box for Bay 2 (the middle bay) — a 4” square metal box on its F-bracket cross-member. Here the NM-B is properly stapled/secured to the truss members on both sides of the pass-through, satisfying NEC 334.30 (contrast with the bay 3 box, whose cable still needs securing within 12” of the box).
No mud ring yet: this box was installed before the mud covers arrived from Amazon (the OHLECTRIC 5/8” mud rings, order 114-1258773, received 2026-06-07). A mud ring still needs to be fitted to this box now that they’re on hand.
Circuit status: not energized yet
Both this ceiling lighting line and the workbench-height outlet line are not yet connected to the panel — they’re being finished out first, then a home run will be pulled back to the breaker panel and landed on a 20A breaker. Treat as de-energized for now.
Visible Elements
- 4” square metal ceiling box on an F-bracket cross-member (middle bay)
- Yellow 12-ga NM-B passing through the box (daisy-chain), stapled to the truss webs/chords on both sides
- No mud ring fitted yet (installed pre-delivery of the mud covers)
- Roof trusses and OSB sheathing in the background
Related Documents
- Electrical Planning — vehicle-bay lighting circuit
- Interior Lighting Plan
- Electrical Materials Order — mud ring order
- Timeline