Dear All,
I am undertaking my own electrical work in my new extension which includes 4 new external walls.
I intend installing 2 x new external lights mounted on the outer brick of the external walls. I want the cabling to them to be concealed.
The problem is the cabling to these would have to be chislled out of the internal block in a new toilet room and also in a new shower room and then passing through the block and cavity and external brick. Whilst the chislled cable slots will then be covered with plaster and then tiles unless a future homeowner was mindful that there are external lights (which they would be) they would not know the cable is buried in the tiles behind the walls.
If I was to install the external lights in the proposed position then the cables would be dropping down the middle of these walls.
I would appreciate any thoughts on whether this is permissible. I assume it is not. I really do not want to run the cable down the external brick in SWA etc
An electrician will be inspecting and testing this work but I am asking for ideas here so I can approach the electrician.
Cheers
Paul
I am undertaking my own electrical work in my new extension which includes 4 new external walls.
I intend installing 2 x new external lights mounted on the outer brick of the external walls. I want the cabling to them to be concealed.
The problem is the cabling to these would have to be chislled out of the internal block in a new toilet room and also in a new shower room and then passing through the block and cavity and external brick. Whilst the chislled cable slots will then be covered with plaster and then tiles unless a future homeowner was mindful that there are external lights (which they would be) they would not know the cable is buried in the tiles behind the walls.
If I was to install the external lights in the proposed position then the cables would be dropping down the middle of these walls.
I would appreciate any thoughts on whether this is permissible. I assume it is not. I really do not want to run the cable down the external brick in SWA etc
An electrician will be inspecting and testing this work but I am asking for ideas here so I can approach the electrician.
Cheers
Paul