Where are nailing plates required?

When Building Or Renovating, Building Code Requires Nail Guard Plates Be Installed Where Water Pipes Run Through Or Near Wall Studs. Today’s International Plumbing Code States: “Protection against physical damage.

What gauge are nail plates?

18 gauge (0.0478 inches) (1.2141 mm) in thickness. The steel nail plate shall extend along the framing member not less than 11/2 inches (38 mm) beyond the outside diameter of the pipe or tubing. Exception: See Section 1310.3.

What is a Boca plate?

Boca Plate Product Information: Boca Plates are primarily used to protect vertical running piping in between studs from drywall nails that could potentially puncture the piping. We offer a wide variety of lengths, widths, gauges, and hole locations to accommodate varying building codes across America.

How do you use a nail plate?

How to Install Nail Plates to Protect Electrical Wiring

Drill wiring holes through the wall studs. Run the wiring to outlet, switch, and junction boxes.
Hold a nail plate in place on the drywall side of the wall stud, over the wiring hole.
Repeat on the other side of the stud in the same location.

How do I stop my nails from plumbing?

The vertical wires are typically pretty easy to avoid: avoid drilling/nailing above a receptacle or light switch, or, if you have to, avoid missing on the side that the receptacle is nailed to.

What does the matrix of the nail do?

The nail matrix is the area where your fingernails and toenails start to grow. The matrix creates new skin cells, which pushes out the old, dead skin cells to make your nails. As a result, injuries to the nail bed or disorders that affect the matrix can affect your nail growth.

What is the nail groove?

The indentation between the edges of the nail plate and the skin.

What is a FHA plate?

FHA nail plates are used to protect pipes and wiring running through wall studs of any building. Our nail plates can be manufactured in a wide range of sizes and hole punch patterns to accommodate any plumbing code requirement.

What is a nail plate for construction?

A nail protection plate helps prevent nails from piercing pipes and electrical lines after the plaster walls are installed and the finish trim is being applied. Nail Protection Plates are typically installed over utilities that pass through framing members.