Another housebashing question

[Pete999]

When wiring New Builds, and positioning lighting points, is it a case of fitting your own noggins between joists/rafters, or is this down to the builders, is it a case of as close as possible to the nearest timber joist or rafter, and get the boarder to cut the hole in the Plaster board, I'm curious that's all.

 

[Pete999]

Joiner’s fit lighting boards and noggins for all lighting and boxes.
Never been on a site when they don’t.

You've been lucky then Ian1981

 

[Ian1981]

You've been lucky then Ian1981

The major house builders have always had to do this Pete on the sites the company have had.
The only building work we carry out are core cuts for fans and drilling holes in the joists

 

[Pete999]

The major house builders have always had to do this Pete on the sites the company have had.
The only building work we carry out are core cuts for fans and drilling holes in the joists

I can believe it Mate how times and practices change!!!

 

[Ian1981]

I can believe it Mate how times and practices change!!!

I’m on a school refurb where the builder’s price includes all chases, drilling out, core cuts and noggins, we just wire and install, cable basket/trunking etc.
Draw back is it’s labourers doing chases and they are useless.

 

[Pete999]

I’m on a school refurb where the builder’s price includes all chases, drilling out, core cuts and noggins, we just wire and install, cable basket/trunking etc.
Draw back is it’s labourers doing chases and they are useless.

On the larger sites we used builder's labour to do the chases. problem was he was Deaf and dumb, so instructions were difficult to relay. We didn't know his name other than he was Polish, nice bloke we called him Deafy, for no other reason than not knowing his real name.

 

[Ian1981]

On the larger sites we used builder's labour to do the chases. problem was he was Deaf and dumb, so instructions were difficult to relay. We didn't know his name other than he was Polish, nice bloke we called him Deafy, for no other reason than not knowing his real name.

We have a guy called Costy, he gets called Costa coffee instead of his mates

 

[Midwest]

My new build used noggins, with holes for cables. Lighting point with just sw line & neutral, live feeds at switches.

At the place I now work, it has suspended plasterboard ceilings. At each lighting point, a square of ply is positioned. They even placed them in portion walls, which is rather handy, when we’ve had to add extras, like paper towel dispensers etc.