Project House needs (along with many other things) a full rewire. (If anyone wants some Edwardian pushfit conduit I've got some going spare). I've got a real electrician (Part P registered) on the job, he's quite happy for me to do some of the scut work (chases,cutting sockets in, floorboard lifts and joist drilling) to reduce his time on site but here's the problem;
Whoever did the last rewire (90s I suspect) drilled wherever the floorboards were easy to lift so some of the holes are outside the permitted zones. Is it acceptable to reuse those holes where they are useful and only drill new ones (in the permitted zones) where they're needed OR do I have to drill additional holes in the same joists in the permitted zones regardless.
And yes I'm going to have a chat with my real electrician but thought I'd gauge the general opinion first in case what I'm proposing is ludicrous.
Ta
Whoever did the last rewire (90s I suspect) drilled wherever the floorboards were easy to lift so some of the holes are outside the permitted zones. Is it acceptable to reuse those holes where they are useful and only drill new ones (in the permitted zones) where they're needed OR do I have to drill additional holes in the same joists in the permitted zones regardless.
And yes I'm going to have a chat with my real electrician but thought I'd gauge the general opinion first in case what I'm proposing is ludicrous.
Ta