Is this cable safe?

[hztm2008]

just removed boxing from downstairs cloakroom ceiling that was covering old heating duct and found hole in ceiling. Looks like they installed the light and then moved it when the house was built. You can see that the outer sheath of the cable has been removed and, having looked under the upstairs floorboards, I can see the cables run under the joist. I need to get the ceiling repaired but the plasterer is not happy going over the cable. I was thinking that I would replace the light fitting and switch with new ones and rewire them so the cables are no longer under the joist. I just wondered how the cables should be run. Should i drill a couple of holes through the joist and run them through or should I cut a notch out the top of the joist just under the floorboards (like the heating pipes). I was thinking that drilling would be best but would appreciate advice from the professionals on whether this is correct. Many thanks.

 

[sxturbo]

looks like it the earth wire thats not sheathed, but its hard to tell in the photo attached.

i would advise you do as you say, drill through the joist instead of notch

 

[sparkwright]

Can the light be moved back to the original position?

 

[SUNRAY]

Can the light be moved back to the original position?

Talk about stating the 'kin obvious, LOL.
I was trying to come up with clever solutions...

 

[sparkwright]

Always try to go for the simple, logical options first.

 

[SUNRAY]

Always try to go for the simple, logical options first.

Yes and the sort of thing I've done myself on more than one ocassion too. Which make it so much worse.

 

[sparkwright]

Why, what's up?

If the heating duct has now been removed, it seems fairly likely that the original position for the light may be the correct place for it.

Or maybe not, of course.

 

[SUNRAY]

Why, what's up?

If the heating duct has now been removed, it seems fairly likely that the original position for the light may be the correct place for it.

Or maybe not, of course.

It's bad of me to not have suggested the simple move as that's the sort of thing I'd look at doing.

 

[conny]

But then there is always the possibility of another light being fed further up/down stream of this one and there may not be enough slack to move it back.
Think of all possibilities, not just the obvious.