Bay 3 Ceiling Light Box and Start of Barrina LED Chain
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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 3 (east / lift bay)
- View: Looking up at the ceiling box and the head end of the Barrina LED run
Description
The ceiling light box for Bay 3 (the lift bay) — a 4” square metal box mounted to its F-bracket cross-member with a 5/8” mud ring, fed by yellow 12-ga NM-B dropping in from the run above. The start of the 5-fixture Barrina LED chain is visible mounted to the truss bottom chords, continuing the per-bay longitudinal run first lit on June 7.
Code item to correct: NM-B not secured within 12" of the box
The NM-B feeding this box is not yet stapled within 12 inches of the box, as required by NEC 334.30 (cable must be secured within 12” of every box/enclosure). This is a temporary state from the short install session — few wire staples were placed yet. Fix before rough-in inspection: add staples so each cable is secured within 12” of the box and at ≤4’-6” intervals along the run.
Visible Elements
- 4” square metal ceiling box on an F-bracket cross-member, with mud ring
- Yellow 12-ga NM-B entering the box from the run above (cable connector at the box)
- First Barrina LED strip of the 5-light chain, mounted to the truss chords
- Roof trusses and OSB sheathing/gable in the background
- Unsecured cable near the box — the NEC 334.30 item noted above
Related Documents
- Electrical Planning — vehicle-bay lighting circuit
- Interior Lighting Plan
- Timeline
- Initial Build