cable run

Hi, Just wondering what is considered best practise especially from a visual point of view. I have some existing wiring and lights exiting in my soffit. I want to install some PIRs and move the existing lights. Should I run cable clipped to soffit or clipped to fascia under gutter or should...

Hi there, I'm trying to run some ceiling speakers to a wall mounted control panel. I've managed to get the wire from the speakers to the wall in the roof space. There's a baton that runs right along (horizontally) at the top of the wall (that the plasterboard is fixed to). I can't get behind...

Thinking about mounting our TV on our chimney breast and would like to ideally run the cables through the breast and out to one side of the alcoves. I'm just wondering what the best approach to this was and if it would cause any structural issues? Here's the chimney breast as it stands - red...

Hi I have a long rectangular room with 3 sides being external walls, the other being an internal one. It's a modern house so the internal wall is just a stud partition. The room has 4 double sockets all on the same ring, and all mounted on the external walls. I would like to add an additional...

Hello, I wasn't sure how to categorise this question so feel free to move it into more suitable sub-forum. I'm looking for some advice. I'd like to route some (7-8) CAT6 Ethernet cables from downstairs living room (router) to the upstairs bedrooms. Most of the cables will be used for...

Hi, I am putting plastic pipes in the wall for CH. (please I don't want the discussion about plastic v copper). The pipes are going in, but along a plasterboard horizontally. (not a stud wall, plasterboard stuck to external wall.) Problem is that when going along the wall I came across a cable...

So I have a light switch in a stud wall. I want to cut a door in the wall where the switch is and move the switch to the side. I know cables should run vertically. But my issue is I cant access the ceiling void without cutting a hole in the ceiling to move the cable over. Can you run the cable...