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  1. K

    Timber Frame Extension

    Hi guys After some suggestions. My next job will be to wire a new timber frame extension throughout. My questions are any tips for running cables down outside of beams to sockets and also thinking about using oval conduit within walls containing insulation boards. Any tips much appreciated.
  2. dlt27

    Timber framed buildings and celotex

    Hi all, I have been asked to install new electrics to a wooden lodge / chalet. It is a single storey very large building with a flat roof. I have a few questions to ask and would be grateful of any answers. 1. Is it ok to wire in Twin and earth or should I be using LSF / LSZH? 2. At the moment...
  3. wsoppitt

    Insulation resistance issue.

    This is a new 1 on me. Testing a ring final circuit within a timber outbuilding. All clear on insulation resistance with socket fronts connected but not screwed into metal back box lug. As soon as I connect any of the plates to the back box I'm getting around 16megohm between n and cpc. When...
  4. W

    New Zealand should i earth my steel garage work bench to the power point next to the bench.

    Should i earth my garage steel bench top,it is constructed of timber but has a 3mm steel top,
  5. T

    1st fix time for timber frame

    Evening all Have many of you worked with timber frame buildings? Im pricing 9 houses which are all timber frame and have easy joist so no drilling of joists All houses are 4 bedroom with TV and DATA points in each room, downlights downstairs and a garage with a light and socket How long would...
  6. l4urence

    Timber framed buildings... and the temple of doom

    All. Bear with me. I'm doing some research into electrical installation into timber framed buildings. This is not about a new build in first fix but much later modification. These constructions provide a thin service void which may or not be fit for purpose but I'm specifically interested in any...
  7. A

    Best way to add new sockets in existing stud wall

    hi all, My house is a typical 1930s semi. Seems that the partition walls between each room are stud walls. There is only one single socket in each bedroom which is clearly not ideal therefore i want to add more. The upstairs sockets are fed off a 4mm radial so I am thinking of ripping it out...
  8. Midwest

    Timber.............oooppps

    Have you seen this vid. I'd cycled straight on & bought a lottery ticket; Cyclist luckily escapes falling tree - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-45834019/lewisham-video-shows-falling-tree-narrowly-missing-cyclist
  9. ChipFanDave

    Extractor fan through a timber frame wall.

    Hi any one got some advice on putting a cooker extractor hood discharge through timber frame house wall. Reason I ask is that I use to work (labourer) on timber frame houses a long time ago and think there could be some sort o guide lines related to going through the timber wall and membrane ...
  10. S

    D-light for timber. Recommendations please.

    Evening all, As the title says, I need recommendations for a down-light that can sit in timber. As far as I am aware the light needs to be "F" marked, for flammable surfaces. Ideally the light would be fairly shallow too. Thanks for your replies, James
  11. N

    Passive houses timber frame

    Hi guys Ive been offered an opportunity to wire 12 timber frame passive houses, is there anything I should be doing differently as there passive? Thanks
  12. J

    New build timber framed problem

    Hi everyone, Thought I'd post here to see if any of you have wired new builds single storey, no loft with foil back insulation. Its a high spec new build - downlights, data cables, speakers wires etc I have attached a pic of the ceiling which has just been finished. The problems i've got...
  13. L

    Reference Meathod for Timber Frame

    Hi All Just done my first 2 timber frame New build. What is the reference method for cables installed in Timber frame walls full of insulation >100mm????
  14. rolyberkin

    Fixing SWA to gravel board and concrete fence posts?

    What are peoples views on fixing swa to concrete fence posts and gravel boards, the alternative is ripping up a perfectly footpath and garden to bury which seems a bit over the top?
  15. D

    Brick lights in timber

    Hi there. I am just about to start a job that entails installing a load of brick style lights into railway sleepers. Any thoughts on the best way to cut the hole out? I was thinking of drilling a load of holes with a wooden spade bit inside the shape of the hole then chiselling any corners out...
  16. ses

    Timber frame house

    Hi Chaps Got a new build site coming up with timber framed houses Nothing new there except the exterior walls are pre insulated leaving a depth of 20mm including finished plasterboard to fit a back box The only box i can find shallow enough is a fastfixbox which have a bracket screwed to stud...
  17. infinity

    timber block supports for rafters

    Does anyone fit timber block supports to the rafters when fixing brackets with screws? We have tried a new structual engineer who has sid because of the percentage of wood the fixing takes we have to fix 400mm blocks to the rafters where the brackets will be. We havent had any trouble with any...
  18. C

    Downlights fitted 5mm -10mm from timber, fire hazard?

    There are newly installed down lighters but the are sitting close to a timber joist above the ceiling, the bulb and the bulb carriers get very hot, I don't beleive the downlighters are fire rated, is this a problem?
  19. D

    Distance Of Fire Rated Light From Timber Joist

    Hello My builder has recently made holes for down light in my living room. I noticed that 2 or 3 holes hit the joists and some are flush against the joists. I have purchased aurora fire rated down GU10 downlights and want to know what the minimum distance the devices should be from the...
  20. M

    Timber and Downlighters

    I went to a property yesterday to replace an LV tranny. The house had recently been rewired I found that the downlighters had been drilled through the timber joist First I know its structure of some degree secound thay were open backed downlighters more or less touching the timber. I replaced...

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