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Hi folks,
I’m in the process of refurbishing upstairs - ripped down cracked lathe and plaster ceilings and reboarded. I want to rehang doors so they open into the rooms and that means moving light switches. And I want to have more wall sockets. But I can’t afford to get the rewire done at this point. So can I install back boxes and chase in conduit down to floor/up to ceiling so that an electrician can run cables at a later date when I’ve ripped the downstairs ceilings down and there is full access. This means I can get all the dusty work done now, fill the chases and skim the walls and get the rooms back into use and all I’ll need to do is fill and skim the old boxes etc (just two in each room plus a light switch) after the rewire. I assumed this would be fine but I’ve read that cables need to lose their heat into the masonry and if they are in conduit covered with bond and skim maybe that can’t happen? Any advice much appreciated!
I’m in the process of refurbishing upstairs - ripped down cracked lathe and plaster ceilings and reboarded. I want to rehang doors so they open into the rooms and that means moving light switches. And I want to have more wall sockets. But I can’t afford to get the rewire done at this point. So can I install back boxes and chase in conduit down to floor/up to ceiling so that an electrician can run cables at a later date when I’ve ripped the downstairs ceilings down and there is full access. This means I can get all the dusty work done now, fill the chases and skim the walls and get the rooms back into use and all I’ll need to do is fill and skim the old boxes etc (just two in each room plus a light switch) after the rewire. I assumed this would be fine but I’ve read that cables need to lose their heat into the masonry and if they are in conduit covered with bond and skim maybe that can’t happen? Any advice much appreciated!
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