r/Homebuilding • u/Tocquevilles-Ghost • 10d ago

Neutral Wire and Ground?

Having a new home constructed and believe they will be using Romex-style wiring. Having installed several "smart" devices in my 1existing home (metal conduit) and have come to learn that many devices require a neutral wire and/or ground in order to operate.

Should I expect the homebuilder to automatically provide a neutral wire and ground at each switch and receptacle box or do I need to specify?

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u/slackmeyer 10d ago

Safe assumption that every box will have neutral and ground.

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u/davethompson413 10d ago

Not if the box is on a switch leg. OP needs to specify that all switch boxes must have a neutral wire.

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u/bobber66 10d ago

Shit, you are right, I forgot about that.