House Wiring

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Wire Types

  • Yellow 12ga 20A is good for 120 or 240, rated for 600V [1]
  • Canada seems to accept 14 ga and 240V - [2]
  • NM-B 14 ga is standard - [3]
  • Home Depot video - [4]

Installation Costs

  • Not counting wire cost - $2.65/sf. [5] For 2300 sf average [6] it is $6k for a new home in labor.