Hi Guys
when we moved in our new house, we wanted to add an extra light in the front room (its all open plan and one light is just not quite enough for my liking). we are also getting a porch built at the minute and would like a light in there too. So the plan was, put the room light not too far away from the door, then the porch light could be taken from that.
The builder can access the light that is already in the room as the flooring is up in the bedroom directly above that light fitting thats already there.
The problem is, the wire would need to go through the joists to the location where i want the new light. (The next problem here is the rooms which the wire would need to pass under are already finished..New floors etc etc which i DO NOT want to take up), I also don't want to chip away the ceiling because thats brand new too, (I know there should have been some forward thinking here but there wasn't).
Any ways i've had an idea which is... As the flooring is up in the bedroom directly above the current room light, and that bedroom is going to be plastered, can a wire be ran from the light, through the joists, to the corner of the room, then up the wall into the loft (remember it will be plastered over), then down the soil pipe boxing (not in the soil pipe its self but the boxing around it) where access can be made without causing too much damage to the downstairs ceiling etc. Then both the new room light and porch light could be taken from this.
What i don't want to do is
Have this done against any building regulation
Cause more damage / work to finished rooms
The other thing is, what if i sell the house in the future, a new home owner may be confused about what that wire is there for and because its running upstairs, and into the loft, may not know its on the downstairs circuit.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
when we moved in our new house, we wanted to add an extra light in the front room (its all open plan and one light is just not quite enough for my liking). we are also getting a porch built at the minute and would like a light in there too. So the plan was, put the room light not too far away from the door, then the porch light could be taken from that.
The builder can access the light that is already in the room as the flooring is up in the bedroom directly above that light fitting thats already there.
The problem is, the wire would need to go through the joists to the location where i want the new light. (The next problem here is the rooms which the wire would need to pass under are already finished..New floors etc etc which i DO NOT want to take up), I also don't want to chip away the ceiling because thats brand new too, (I know there should have been some forward thinking here but there wasn't).
Any ways i've had an idea which is... As the flooring is up in the bedroom directly above the current room light, and that bedroom is going to be plastered, can a wire be ran from the light, through the joists, to the corner of the room, then up the wall into the loft (remember it will be plastered over), then down the soil pipe boxing (not in the soil pipe its self but the boxing around it) where access can be made without causing too much damage to the downstairs ceiling etc. Then both the new room light and porch light could be taken from this.
What i don't want to do is
Have this done against any building regulation
Cause more damage / work to finished rooms
The other thing is, what if i sell the house in the future, a new home owner may be confused about what that wire is there for and because its running upstairs, and into the loft, may not know its on the downstairs circuit.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.