My gran wants some sockets putting in her sunroom but does not want me chasing out walls as she has exposed brickwork, and the floor is concrete. Is it against building regs to run the cables through the cavity? If so, whats the alternative?
Wiring in cavity
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By cavity do you mean vertically down a studded wall?
You're not supposed to because the cables could be damaged during installation. Buildind regs say the same thing, the cables can spread damp across a wall.
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Is there no way of taking the cable into the loft / underneath the upstairs floorboards.
If not then do what you have to do, just get the job done and don't tell anyone
If not then do what you have to do, just get the job done and don't tell anyone
New2Game said:
Two words.
Extension.
Lead.
Adam_151 said:
D'oh you beat me to that one.
Adam_151 said:
....only if it's been done well. Anyone who's installed MI will agree that when it's done well it can look like a work of art but when it's done badly it can look worse than grey T&E with white clips at random intervals run diagonally across a purple wall
Pensdown said:
Don't joke. I've seen everything but the diagonal bit
I sincerely hope that the cable is twisted and knotted
Adam_151 said:Having never actually seen it looking 'bad' I wouldn't know about that
You will Adam.
Have you started college yet?
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