Residential Electrical Contracting
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Challenge to Supplying New Loads: Installing a raceway chase between floors
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An existing multiple-floor dwelling can be a real challenge when supplying additional new loads, especially where there is a basement or crawl space and an attic with a walk-up stairwell that could be changed from a storage area into a livable room.
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