Originally Posted by skiberger
Yes you can insulate interior walls. Yes you can use 12 gauge wire to wire your basement as long as there are no circuits over 30 amps.
Make sure all the receptacles in the kitchen and bath are GFCI protected and on their own circuit.
It always better to install more receptacles than run power strips. Recepts shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space is more than 6' measured horizontally from an outlet in that space. Recepts shall be placed an equal distance apart.