Adding neutral and moving switch

[RobTi]

Hi just looking for confirmation that this will be okay. Light switches no neutrals and just live and switched live as photo so was going to drop a neutral but thought I may as well move the switch while I’m at it. So plan is catch existing cable to switch in attic above ceiling, connect into junction box in attic get a neutral from a down light in the same room to the junction box then drop a 3+e down to new switch. Any problems with this ?
Thanks

 

[danechip]

That will be fine, but you MUST take the same circuits neutral, not just 'borrow' one from elsewhere.

 

[RobTi]

That will be fine, but you MUST take the same circuits neutral, not just 'borrow' one from elsewhere.

I make sure that I take the neutral from a light in the same room as the switch.
Thanks

 

[winston1]

Don't use a junction box. Run a 3 core plus earth from the ceiling rose to the switch. Less connections and a short length of cable is cheaper than a junction box.

 

[333rocky333]

Don't use a junction box. Run a 3 core plus earth from the ceiling rose to the switch. Less connections and a short length of cable is cheaper than a junction box.

Maybe he does not have a ceiling rose,
But I agree run the 3 core to where the supply cable meets the first Downlight on the circuit, single neutrals running round the loft unnecessary are not ideal if can be avoided.

 

[SUNRAY]

Don't use a junction box. Run a 3 core plus earth from the ceiling rose to the switch. Less connections and a short length of cable is cheaper than a junction box.

This is much better solution if there is an existing rose or junction box than adding more boxes and 'odd' wires.