Capping installation methods

[gazdkw82]

I know it's the basic of questions but I'm starting to question how I install capping.

I do much work with it as most work that involes domestic work is usually just for friends or family.

However, Everytime I do it I always think there must be an easier way. I've tried mortar nails through the capping and in the mortar, screws through the capping into plugs and screws just to the side into plugs. All seem to have benefits and negatives.

Any other methods?

 

[Midwest]

It's you that's arguing about costs lol. I think it's all much of a muchness cost wise. You don't need adaptors, you can get bang in clips for it if you wish but I don't.

The biggest cost is labour, and if a spark does the tracking, what a waste of money. I can get a decent sized new build 4 bed property tracked by a tracking firm for around £200.

Come on, then I will drop it, why do you think we use capping over here, its down to being cheaper from materials & labour. Thats why as you've previously mentioned about not having dry lining over yours, here its about cost & less short term maintenance.

 

[bailes1992]

I've always said if I had a plot if land to build a house on it would be a bungalow with galv trunking run through the loft and galv conduit drops everywhere. No CPC cables, just the containment used as CPC.

But then again, I've always been a bit bloody odd.

 

[123]

Come on, then I will drop it, why do you think we use capping over here, its down to being cheaper from materials & labour. Thats why as you've previously mentioned about not having dry lining over yours, here its about cost & less short term maintenance.

Settle petal. I'm equally as curious as to why you guys use capping as to you are as to why we don't.

I'm not sold on cost being the reason. You can get 4 bed new build turnkey houses around here for around £150k. Perhaps on new builds what is cheaper - capping or conduit - the answer is a timber framed new build thus neither?

 

[rapparee]

Settle petal. I'm equally as curious as to why you guys use capping as to you are as to why we don't.

I'm not sold on cost being the reason. You can get 4 bed new build turnkey houses around here for around £150k. Perhaps on new builds what is cheaper - capping or conduit - the answer is a timber framed new build thus neither?

No you definitely can't


Closer to £250,000

 

[123]

No you definitely can't


Closer to £250,000

Up this way yeah you can, well usually. All the turnkey stuff sells pretty quickly. Was in the estate agents I do work for a few weeks and 4 bed semi turnkey was listed (and sold) at £149,950.
Just had a quick look on property pal, 3 bed semi £109k, 4 bed detached £175k.

 

[rapparee]

Up this way yeah you can, well usually. All the turnkey stuff sells pretty quickly. Was in the estate agents I do work for a few weeks and 4 bed semi turnkey was listed (and sold) at £149,950.
Just had a quick look on property pal, 3 bed semi £109k, 4 bed detached £175k.

Revealed: The average house price in every part of Northern Ireland - https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/property/northern-ireland-house-prices-region-15031660

I'm actually in the dearest region

So we're obviously both right

 

[Risteard]

Yep, 20mm light gauge round conduit. Builders etc would be horror stricken if you used capping here. On the plus side I bought a bundle of capping 8 years ago, I still have about 20 lengths of it left

I still have a few lengths of capping left from a one-off impulse buy quite a few years ago too