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    1930's flat rewire - Concrete floors & ceiling

    Hi again! Sorry the main reason I was trying to avoid boarding over, is it basically doubles the cost in every quote I've had. In the region of 2k extra. I'm not looking to have spotlights or anything fancy, so it just seems a lot for the sake of 4 drop lights in 4 rooms and I'm on a tight...
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    1930's flat rewire - Concrete floors & ceiling

    Hi, I just had an electrician tell me there would be no problem grinding a small channel for single drop lights in each room. This would be on condition I removed the artex surrounding the run. He said it would be so shallow it wouldn't impact structurally and he's done it before on many flats...
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    1930's flat rewire - Concrete floors & ceiling

    You're right about the doors, they do open the old way. Never thought about it! I've also found out, that I have a supporting wall that divides the house along the hallway. I don't think it can be chased into, so I have another problem on my hands lighting the hallway and will have to move...
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    1930's flat rewire - Concrete floors & ceiling

    Thanks for the replies. So if I went with coving, does it have to be a specific material or can I use the standard stuff? As for removing the Artex, I'm not sure what to do yet. I'm guessing it would be pretty expensive to remove, although there are products like Xtex which seems pretty...
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    1930's flat rewire - Concrete floors & ceiling

    Hello, I'm trying to work out the best way to rewire my ground floor 1930s ex council flat, which is proving difficult as I have concrete floors and ceilings. What makes matters worse is the ceilings are covered in Artex which I got tested and do contain asbestos! The current wiring is ancient...
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