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Electric service feed up foundation

Jdz

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i am trying to figure out the best way to keep the outside of a building clean and thought about running the electrical service feed up the foundation, keeping it in the wall, using a flush mount meter base. I cannot find any requirements for the thickness of the foundation if I do this and I was wondering if there are any requirements.
 
Not into electrical, put you might just check with your electrical utility provider first,

To see if they allow it,

Give the thread a day or two for replies
 
They allow it, they have drawings for it on their website. There just aren’t any numbers for foundation thickness or anything like that. I figure that will have more to do with building codes.
 
Make the foundation wider to offset the notch or hole resulting from the introduction of the conduit.
 
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Jdz,

Also, Welcome to The Building Codes Forum !

Can you post a Link of those drawings, or provide the
name of the company and maybe we can research
their technical specs. for you ?

Thanks !

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8" block would have large enough cores to run the conduit in the block. The masons will grumble, but they can lift the blocks over the conduit to lay them.
 
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Jdz,

I recommend that you contact the Bldg. Official
in the area where the residence will be constructed.
They "should" be able to provide you with the minimum
foundation thickness required for a residential foundation.

Is the horizontal foundation what you are concerned with,
or the footings, both or something else ?......What is the
applicable Code & edition you are using ?

If you were referring to a section of plumbing piping
passing thru a foundation wall, then you might want to
look at Section P2603.4, in the `15 IRC as a reference.


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I plan on using poured concrete for the foundation, I am not a fan of stacking blocks for a foundation. Since the footings need to be 2” wider that the foundation wall, I need to know how thick to set the forms. I really don’t want to pour a 10” foundation if I can put it in a 6” foundation wall. I also don’t want the foundation cracking on me. IBC 2015 fyi
 
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