I would use 12/2, it's currently only $40 more than 14/2 for a 250ft roll at Home Depot. Next to nothing in the grand scheme of the overall construction costs. You have a decent amount of receptacles there, which is good, but you never know what someone will be plugging in there. It's not a code rule, but it's good practice to separate lighting circuits (14/2) from receptacles (12/2) in new construction.
I considered both. It’s not shown in this particular video but I did put 12/2 in the office and living room downstairs and used 14/2 on this room which is just a guest room and wouldn’t really need more than that. As for the circuits, I considered separating lights and receptacles but the rest of my house (which is only a couple years old) had each room on its own circuit so I decided to match that for the basement. This helped me learn all sorts of things that I’m sure I’ll take to my next build whenever that happens
@@JustinHammond Fair enough, when it comes to the trim out, I recommend using spec grade 15 amp receptacles and pigtails. If you use residential grade, don't backstab, use the screws.
I would use 12/2, it's currently only $40 more than 14/2 for a 250ft roll at Home Depot. Next to nothing in the grand scheme of the overall construction costs. You have a decent amount of receptacles there, which is good, but you never know what someone will be plugging in there. It's not a code rule, but it's good practice to separate lighting circuits (14/2) from receptacles (12/2) in new construction.
I considered both. It’s not shown in this particular video but I did put 12/2 in the office and living room downstairs and used 14/2 on this room which is just a guest room and wouldn’t really need more than that. As for the circuits, I considered separating lights and receptacles but the rest of my house (which is only a couple years old) had each room on its own circuit so I decided to match that for the basement. This helped me learn all sorts of things that I’m sure I’ll take to my next build whenever that happens
@@JustinHammond Fair enough, when it comes to the trim out, I recommend using spec grade 15 amp receptacles and pigtails. If you use residential grade, don't backstab, use the screws.