Putting original electrics into conduit when decorating?

[sean oc]

Morning

a friend has had some work done on their house and electrician told them its a new rewire as lighting circuits are not earthed and neither are the switches, only the sockets are.

It got me thinking mine is the same, and its quite a big job to rewire it floorboards up and chasing walls out.

Is it possible when I decorate each room before I re paint, patch, wall paper etc. to stick the original electrics behind the plaster into some conduit in prep for a rewire down the line, so when it gets done it will be less of a big job nocking holes in all the decorated rooms

Thanks

 

[chivers67]

If you're going to do that you may as well replace the cable with T&E while you're at it!

 

[AndyPRK]

Exactly

No point re using old cable.


The only thing you need to consider is if you can do a better job that an electrical all them years ago.

 

[OwainDIYer]

It might be easier to leave the existing electrics as they are, and put in new conduit drops adjacent, but blanked off until required later.

 

[mattylad]

If your existing cabling is buried within plaster then your are at great risk of damaging the cabling when you try to dig out a channel.
As you are planning to decorate why not put that off for now and get the rewiring done first - then decorate.
As after you have decorated you will not want to rewire - because you have just decorated....

Rewire first.