I'm having a side parking area created and I need to get power run out from the garage to an area I'm planning to put in a yard light. I'm wondering if I could just lay my underground romex in the area excavated for the concrete, just before they pour? The wire would be embedded in the concrete.
Thanks
UF cable wiring is permitted for surface and concealed wiring in buildings, and for direct burial in the earth. It may not be embedded in poured concrete.
How about a small PVC conduit?
Regardless, I would go with a conduit. It something happens or you change you mind, you should be able to change the wiring.
According to ok :
Direct encasement of cable in concrete is not permitted under code (except under inspector-pre-approval). Under our code, I think you'd have to go to full burial depth (24" _minimum_ under "vehicle paths") _underneath_ the concrete.
Conduit is a better idea.
I'd use PVC conduit under, or in the concrete and pull through it. However in Texas, with a $20 bill in the entrance panel you can get a green tag on romex buried 6" deep in black gumbo.
RB
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