Making good after having downlighters fitted from underneath

[PipeDownSoldier]

My tradesman has just fitted downlights for me in my living room, and I said I would make good. I've attached a couple of pictures of the holes he has made.

In the past when I've had this done, my sparky cut circular holes into the ceiling and then drilled upwards through the joist and screwed the circular plasterboard back into place with a baton that was affixed to the circular cutout. However, this particular sparky has just cut rectangular holes and run the cable under the joist. He said he would clip the cable to the joist and then I can just easifill over the top of it.

This sounds odd to me - is it safe? Would the patched area crack over time from reverberations from the floor above? Should I be fitting a plasterboard, recessed into the hole (not sure how I'd screw it into the surrounds) and then easifill over the top of that?

On a separate note, one of the downlights has had a fair bit of the plasterboard damaged (there used to be a ceiling rose there so not surprised) so the light fitting sits recessed into the hole. I've attached a picture. Any idea how to make it flush with the ceiling?

The circuit is protected by RCD if that helps.

Thanks

 

[blup]

In the first two pics you could push the cable to the side and screw in some plasterboard , cut to size, just below surface level; then use filler over the cable, again just below surface level, skimming over both after the repairs have dried.

Regarding the third picture, this company have produced an interesting "fix":

https://c-fix-downlighter.com/

Hope this helps.

Blup

 

[Tigercubrider]

That fix is a clever idea

 

[pilsbury]

Looks like he only had a hammer in his toolbox.