Hi,
The kitchen in my timber-framed house will be gutted..out comes plasterboard & insulation, and in goes new. Essentially all walls are constructed as per a partition (75mm deep studwork).
Consumer unit is modern MCB type, with RCD protecting lighting (but not sockets – just on the master). Some re-wiring is likely in the kitchen – existing looks ‘bodged’.
I am planning on notching out the studwork by 10/15mm or so and then securing horizontal cables in the notch – plasterboard on top.
Question –
1) is this acceptable based on part P (assuming the cable is protected by an RCD?)
2) The sockets are not RCD protected – sockets are likely to need re-wiring/locating – how easy/feasible is it to retrofit an RCD onto the socket ring? (Consumer unit is MK, 1980-ish, not sure of the make but can check if it helps)
Thanks for any help
(N.B All electrical work will be done by an electrician for part P compliance. I am just planning everything at the moment..)
The kitchen in my timber-framed house will be gutted..out comes plasterboard & insulation, and in goes new. Essentially all walls are constructed as per a partition (75mm deep studwork).
Consumer unit is modern MCB type, with RCD protecting lighting (but not sockets – just on the master). Some re-wiring is likely in the kitchen – existing looks ‘bodged’.
I am planning on notching out the studwork by 10/15mm or so and then securing horizontal cables in the notch – plasterboard on top.
Question –
1) is this acceptable based on part P (assuming the cable is protected by an RCD?)
2) The sockets are not RCD protected – sockets are likely to need re-wiring/locating – how easy/feasible is it to retrofit an RCD onto the socket ring? (Consumer unit is MK, 1980-ish, not sure of the make but can check if it helps)
Thanks for any help
(N.B All electrical work will be done by an electrician for part P compliance. I am just planning everything at the moment..)