Keeping cable in chases

[ban-all-sheds]

Ah.

I thought you meant you were using the plugs designed for clips.

 

[John D v2.0]

Ah.

I thought you meant you were using the plugs designed for clips.

No i can see the confusing, but I didn't actually see the post before mine before I wrote.

 

[333rocky333]

Can't get the cable clips into the bricks and they just fall out of mortar. Builders band looks to be the right sort of thing as long as it doesn't damage the plasterers trowel.

I seem to recall people using the sheathing off T+E strapped across and a galv clout nail each side

 

[m0t]

Bodged it up last night with some sheathing off some unused T&E I had so good to see someone else mentioning that (I was stuck at work too late yesterday to go and buy anything). The plastering is being done now and I haven't had a message to say there is a problem so fingers crossed.

The chases were quite narrow for most of the lengths so I would have had to widen them to fit capping or conduit in, most were only just wider than the cable. When I had them done I had no idea they should have been in conduit or I would have asked for it to be done. I'm currently viewing it as a problem for someone else to have in 30 years.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The chases were quite narrow for most of the lengths so I would have had to widen them to fit capping or conduit in, most were only just wider than the cable.

Then surely it would have been quite easy to jam something in to hold the cable.
A bit narrower still and the cable would be tight on it's own.

When I had them done I had no idea they should have been in conduit or I would have asked for it to be done.

It's not a question of should have been. It doesn't matter.

I'm currently viewing it as a problem for someone else to have in 30 years.

So - not a problem, then.

 

[scousespark]

Just wondered if the plasterer had any problems with your chases.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Are you asking me?

 

[scousespark]

Are you asking me?

No, it was a question for m0t. Given his description I would have thought the plaster would have been fine with the job

 

[m0t]

Not that he mentioned to me. He was here for just under 2 days and filled the chases on day 1 before skimming over the top on day 2.

He left his tools overnight and I had a look at his trowel, the edges were so polished there didn't look to be any danger of cutting a cable. It was so smooth it felt like it wouldn't have cut butter.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I had a look at his trowel

Where's Viz when you need it?