THINGS YOUR ELECTRICIAN WISHES YOU KNEW - Garages/Car Ports

As a continuation of our previous article covering pool clearances,this will be much the same as far as garages and car ports are concerned. So, if you haven’t already, go ahead and check that out as it will give you the basic groundwork we will be using in this edition. It’s all too easy in the excitement of a new project, to overlook something. Especially if your project doesn’t require power such as a carport, detached garage, deck or other similar structures.

The issue that seems to show its ugly little head in these situations is clearance from the electrical service and overhead line. To break that down into more digestible bites, let’s look at a practical application.

Before You Build

Before taking that orange can of spray paint and marking out the location of your new structure, you may want to consider the issue of overhead clearance. As most utilities typically come from the back or side yard location, they have a habit of being the fly in the punchbowl so to speak. As stated before, there are several authorities who you may have to check with before moving forward. The National Electrical Code, your local city code, and the standards of your local power company as well as any HOA.