Cables in concrete floor

[Sinetronix]

Hope you don't try putting tw&e through similar conduits?

Is buried direct a better thing to do then?

 

[Midwest]

Is buried direct a better thing to do then?

Nope, but pulling tw&e through 20mm conduit, especially with fittings, is a tad hard IMHO.

 

[Sinetronix]

Nope, but pulling tw&e through 20mm conduit, especially with fittings, is a tad hard IMHO.

I'd go 25mm and build the conduit up as I go along. It's just something I thought of for a way of protecting the cables on the floor from other trades.

 

[Midwest]

Why can't the cables come for above, the ceiling void I mean

 

[Pete999]

Can I be blunt please/ why go to all that trouble fitting saddles, fitting angle boxes etc, when the best way would be to go from Socket to socket the shortest way possible, make slow bends etc, by the look of your installation most of the links between outlets could have been tubed within the dot and dab install on the wall, it's a nice neat job, but completely over engineered IMO

 

[Sinetronix]

Why can't the cables come for above, the ceiling void I mean

It will be very busy up there with the lighting, plus I want to avoid cables running up behind cupboards, as we won't see those being installed (and cables drilled into!).

 

[TJ Anderson]

It will be very busy up there with the lighting, plus I want to avoid cables running up behind cupboards, as we won't see those being installed (and cables drilled into!).

That is mad really, you should have come down from above. That would create safe zones. If you have dot and dab plasterboard going in, he is going to be annoyed. You should have twin and earth clipped to wall, otherwise it will hold boards off too much. He will probably now batten it off and you will wish you installed deeper boxes. Have you got 50mm m3.5 screws on your van??

 

[Midwest]

To be fair to the '2nd OP', the picture posted is not his installation.

 

[Midwest]

It will be very busy up there with the lighting, plus I want to avoid cables running up behind cupboards, as we won't see those being installed (and cables drilled into!).

Do that all the time with kitchen refurbs, just look at the kitchen unit plans, and make sure sockets etc (drops) are positioned away from wall unit fixings, and as Pete said run horizontally as well.

 

[Sinetronix]

That is mad really, you should have come down from above. That would create safe zones. If you have dot and dab plasterboard going in, he is going to be annoyed. You should have twin and earth clipped to wall, otherwise it will hold boards off too much. He will probably now batten it off and you will wish you installed deeper boxes. Have you got 50mm m3.5 screws on your van??

Haven't done it yet, so still have time to consider a plan.

 

[Adam W]

I'd go 25mm and build the conduit up as I go along. It's just something I thought of for a way of protecting the cables on the floor from other trades.

The containment has to be constructed before wiring it. I don't have the book to hand so I can't quote you a reg number.

 

[Pete999]

The containment has to be constructed before wiring it. I don't have the book to hand so I can't quote you a reg number.

Wouldn't have thought he would need a reg number, it's common sense.

 

[Adam W]

Can I be blunt please/ why go to all that trouble fitting saddles, fitting angle boxes etc, when the best way would be to go from Socket to socket the shortest way possible, make slow bends etc, by the look of your installation most of the links between outlets could have been tubed within the dot and dab install on the wall, it's a nice neat job, but completely over engineered IMO

The picture is of Pennywise's installation from 6 years ago, which was dredged up and re-animated by someone looking to do something similar.
Pennywise doesn't appear to have been on the forum for a couple of years.

 

[Midwest]

The picture is of Pennywise's installation from 6 years ago, which was dredged up and re-animated by someone looking to do something similar.
Pennywise doesn't appear to have been on the forum for a couple of years.

Tremendous echo in here

 

[Sinetronix]

Tremendous echo in here

Yes, he certainly won't let it go will he