Any Electricians here? Electrical Panel question

[BlueGecko]

Hello!
My laundry room has an attached room (behind the wall in the pic). I'd like to combine both (turning the door that's in the behind room into the window) by opening a hole in the wall for a walkway to the right of the electrical panel box.

Any Electricians here to expand on the residential building code for this Wall is roughly 7.5 feet wide.

 

[bowtoot]

There are no code that says you can’t.

 

[BlueGecko]

There are no code restrictions saying you can‘t add the window.

Technically doorway/passageway to the room behind the wall. Still not an issue?

 

[bowtoot]

Technically doorway/passageway to the room behind the wall. Still not an issue?

I edited my response after rereading your post. No code issues with having a door way beside it.

 

[GymB]

Is there a min width for the passage, maybe defined by the fire folks? I’m sure that you want to avoid moving the panel.
Load bearing?
Also, looks like you’ve got electrical and plumbing to relocate, in some areas that can mean bringing parts or those systems up to code…assuming you permit the project.

Sorry, you didn’t ask about any of that, just trying to be helpful.

 

[MacEntyre]

be careful cuttin' out the doorway...

 

[jimmyjames8]

Technically there is an existing violation because the panel is inaccessible. In cutting a doorway in, you may encounter wiring running thru the wall to the panel.

 

[BlueGecko]

Is there a min width for the passage, maybe defined by the fire folks? I’m sure that you want to avoid moving the panel.
Load bearing?
Also, looks like you’ve got electrical and plumbing to relocate, in some areas that can mean bringing parts or those systems up to code…assuming you permit the project.

Sorry, you didn’t ask about any of that, just trying to be helpful.

Thanks! There is just an outlet and the plumbing that needs addressed. You can see the wiring from the panel from the otherside (the room behind the wall) when you take off parts of the unfinished drywall.