> By code the wire should be 1.5 inches below the surface. Wow. I don't worry over much about code (nor did the builders of my house). But how the heck do you suspend Romex exactly in the middle of the wall ? An ordinary 2x4 is only 3.5", so 1.5" from both sides leaves only a 0.5" space where the wire is allowed to be. Randall