ECG’S Riser Restoration & Cable Removal

The cabling tenants leave behind upon moving out has always been a nuisance. Due to changes in 2002 made by the National Electrical Code (NEC), those same wires may cause your building to be out of code and jeopardize your fire insurance. ECG also offers Riser Restoration, proper removal of abandoned cabling.

While departing tenants abandoned cabling is removed from their suites, their abandoned cabling and equipment is almost never removed from the riser closet. This results in generations of old and out of code cabling and equipment that prevents further distribution of new services, as well as code violations and fire hazards.

ECG’s Riser Restoration or Cable Removal can provide advice and relief for property managers regarding this issue. ECG can remove all abandoned cabling in accordance with NEC requirements, thus freeing up space in your buildings core so you don’t need to drill additional cores.

Riser Restoration is an additional low cost efficient way of improving the integrity of your buildings infrastructure.

Services Included in ECG Riser Restoration:

• Abandon cable removal in accordance with NEC requirements (click here)
• Installation of fire stop in risers as required by local fire and/or building codes (click here)
• Removal of old and unused equipment in riser closets (click here)
• Cleaning out of all riser closets in building
• Before and after digital photos of each riser closet
• Securing Existing loose cables

Please call ECG at (773) 340-3244 for more information regarding our Riser Renovation and Cable Removal.