Dry Lining and Electrical Cables and Pipes

[fury84]

I'm planning on dry a wall or two and going to first fix some studs to the wall. I would then like to run some cables and pipe work between the studs.

I would also like to insulate between the studs with a product like Jablite or Cellotex etc before covering with plasterboard.

So my query - can insulation be cut around pipes and cables and allowed to touch the insulation?

Thanks in advance

 

[ajrobb]

An alternative might be to fix Celotex GA3000 to the walls and hold them in place with timber battens. Plasterboard is fitted to the battens. Between the Celotex and the plasterboard is a service void.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

As far as the electric cables are concerned, they must not be totaly surrounded be thermal insulation as this will effect the current the cable can safely carry, without overheating.
You can either upgrade the cable size for the whole circuit or make sure the cable is not surrounded.
and don't run copper pipes with electric cables, they should be separated to prevent any hazardous voltage going through the pipes.