Cable Behind Skirting Boards?

neil_ev · Jul 4, 2012

Hi all,

just wandering what the view is on running a 2.5mm radial circuit behind a skirting board when it's fully protected by a new 17th ed. RCD protected CU.

thanks in advance

Neil

wallyanker · Jul 4, 2012

My appologies, I stand corrected, just assumed 150mm from any corner, ceiling and floor.

Sorry for mis-leading information. (slaps my own hand)

StuSpiers · Jul 4, 2012

axel132132 said:
Although i do have a quiery with this.. My brother is wanting skirting board lights.. (DONT ASK WHY! lol) but he has a solid floor.. Meaning im going to have to run cable from each light UP and DOWN and UP and DOWN to the ceiling and then to the light.. Thats alot of cable.. and alot of chasing!

Any way around this?

Skirting trunking - probably get some nice looking stuff nowadays.

trev · Jul 4, 2012

Post deleted. Forgt about skirting trunking

neil_ev · Jul 4, 2012

StuSpiers said:
safe zones:

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Thanks StuSpiers. Solved with 1 diagram. should have stopped being so lazy and just got my head into the regs. Lesson Learned.

1shortcircuit · Jul 4, 2012

axel132132 said:
Although i do have a quiery with this.. My brother is wanting skirting board lights.. (DONT ASK WHY! lol) but he has a solid floor.. Meaning im going to have to run cable from each light UP and DOWN and UP and DOWN to the ceiling and then to the light.. Thats alot of cable.. and alot of chasing!

Any way around this?

Stick an accessory (ie lights) in there and you have created a safe zone vertically and horizontally so no issue, also the skirting board lights are low voltage. You can even purchase specially designed/constructed skirting for this sole purpose, GOOGLE is your friend :thumbsup

Octopus · Jul 4, 2012

Agree ^^^^

Don't forget you create a safe zone by where you place the accessory, so as long as the cables run to the accessory in the safe zones created its OK.

Hope that makes sense!

Geordie Spark · Jul 4, 2012

wallyanker said:
If its within 150mm from the floor, then its classed as a safe zone so cables can be run there.

Are you absolutely SURE about that ??!!!! :uhoh2: :nono:

telectrix · Jul 4, 2012

it's not a safe zone. 150mm below ceiling is a safe zone. maybe that's where the confusion arises. just look in the regs. there's a pretty diagram, which was also put on a thread a day or so ago.

YoungBart · Jul 4, 2012

I recently did a re wire for my brother and found this lurking behind the floorboads, A bit further down It had been missed by a nail by just a few mm

[ElectriciansForums.net] Cable Behind Skirting Boards?

Geordie Spark · Jul 4, 2012

YoungBart said:
I recently did a re wire for my brother and found this lurking behind the floorboads, A bit further down It had been missed by a nail by just a few mm View attachment 13343

Damn !!!!! ................. rumbled again !!! :behead: