High and Low Voltage Wiring

telectrix · Sep 5, 2019

cables are not hidden in trunking. trunking is visible and it's obvious use is to carry cables. shirting board is not. how would a new owner, several years down the line, expect cables behind skirting.

spanner_monkey · Sep 5, 2019

It's too late to put sockets in the skirting, they are already in the wall and the walls have all been plastered
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telectrix said:
cables are not hidden in trunking. trunking is visible and it's obvious use is to carry cables. shirting board is not. how would a new owner, several years down the line, expect cables behind skirting.

How would future owners know there were cables in the wall, they would also be hidden?

telectrix · Sep 5, 2019

spanner_monkey said:
It's too late to put sockets in the skirting, they are already in the wall and the walls have all been plastered
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How would future owners know there were cables in the wall, they would also be hidden?

but they are ( or should be) within prescribed zones., where you'd expect them to be. however, plumbers, joiners, and builders have an uncanny knack of finding them with nails or drills, even though the zones are freely available in the internet for anyone who can read. see here. the blue areas are "safe" zones.:

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DPG · Sep 5, 2019

spanner_monkey said:
It's too late to put sockets in the skirting, they are already in the wall and the walls have all been plastered
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How would future owners know there were cables in the wall, they would also be hidden?

You need to Google cable zones.

spanner_monkey · Sep 5, 2019

I was referring to the suggestion that the plug sockets would need to also be put into the skirting if that is where the cable runs.

telectrix · Sep 5, 2019

realistically, you know the cables are there. you're not a plumber, so in the real world, it's not too big a deal.

westward10 · Sep 5, 2019

With your Electrical Installation Certificate there should be a page titled Schedule of Inspections, essentially a tick sheet.
On here you should find a comment Segregation/separation of Band I (ELV) and Band II (LV) circuits, and electrical and non-electrical services, if this has been ticked then this claim is incorrect.
Another comment will state Cables concealed under floors, above ceilings or in walls/partitions, adequately protected against damage, again if this has been ticked then this claim is incorrect.