My mother has an outside light installed when her house was rewired about 25 years ago by the then EMEB (East Midlands Electricity Board) the T&E cable supplying it is clipped direct to the outside wall. (There didn't seem to be an issue with PVC and sunlight back then, as they also installed PVC on a catenary out to the garage, but that's another matter)
Several times she has asked me if it would be possible to move the cable so that it's hidden. I've always told her that cables inside cavities are not allowed, and that it can't be buried inside the property because there would be nothing to indicate its presence. An answer that has always satisfied her....... until her sister moved into a fairly new build bungalow with several outside lights and no cables on show. There is nothing to indicate their presence inside the house such as a switch or other electrical accessory, nor could the cables be in a corner (safe zone).
So I have now been called to task to explain. Any help would be appreciated.
Several times she has asked me if it would be possible to move the cable so that it's hidden. I've always told her that cables inside cavities are not allowed, and that it can't be buried inside the property because there would be nothing to indicate its presence. An answer that has always satisfied her....... until her sister moved into a fairly new build bungalow with several outside lights and no cables on show. There is nothing to indicate their presence inside the house such as a switch or other electrical accessory, nor could the cables be in a corner (safe zone).
So I have now been called to task to explain. Any help would be appreciated.