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hi all
I hope this doesn't cause as much controversey as the last insulation post
We are about to have the insulation redone in our loft. As we are in a concrete floored bungalow all the cable for the house goes through the loft.
The current set up is cables draped on top of insulation, layed on fibreboard, nailed to joists.
The fibreboard is at best useless and at worst a hazzard. It isn't strong enough to support a persons weight and because it hides the joists i've already put my foot through it once (putting a hole in the ceiling below )
The new setup will be 100 mm of insulation between the joists plus 160 mm of insulation on top of the joists. My question is what do I do with the cables? I don't like the way they are just draped all over the place, but what do you pros normally do? Have I any other sensible options?
Also what about where the cables go down through the ceiling, does anyone know how much space i need around the cable to avoid the derating by going through the 260 mm of insulation, would running it through trunking do?
Cheers for any advice
Phil
I hope this doesn't cause as much controversey as the last insulation post
We are about to have the insulation redone in our loft. As we are in a concrete floored bungalow all the cable for the house goes through the loft.
The current set up is cables draped on top of insulation, layed on fibreboard, nailed to joists.
The fibreboard is at best useless and at worst a hazzard. It isn't strong enough to support a persons weight and because it hides the joists i've already put my foot through it once (putting a hole in the ceiling below )
The new setup will be 100 mm of insulation between the joists plus 160 mm of insulation on top of the joists. My question is what do I do with the cables? I don't like the way they are just draped all over the place, but what do you pros normally do? Have I any other sensible options?
Also what about where the cables go down through the ceiling, does anyone know how much space i need around the cable to avoid the derating by going through the 260 mm of insulation, would running it through trunking do?
Cheers for any advice
Phil