Commercial shop regs.

[Dean31]

Hi Guy, I had a call yesterday to a shop being turned into a minimark, they wanted me to relocate the light switch which I did, but after looking at the rest of the property I noticed the ring main and the back of house lights was wired with 2mm bell cable! I told the owner it need to be rewired which he was hesitant but agreed to have done. This is his first shop and I just wanted to see what else is required in a shop? emergency lights, fire alarm, Electrical installation conditioning report etc. Many thanks.

 

[davidcaulfield]

I understood him asking does it need a fire alarm and emergency lights as an existing installation?

 

[Amp David]

Should rename this trade 'installation by forum posts'

 

[Andy78]

Should rename this trade 'installation by forum posts'

We could get a forum rubber stamp made for the design signature box on certs.

 

[tazz]

You don't necessarily have to though - you could use basket, and I've seen and done loads of commercial installations using catenary wire, hammer-in tie bases, all round banding etc. Maybe not how I would choose to do it but cost is usually a factor.
If the ceiling is made of plasterboard chances are the pink stuff will be specified, which should last an hour or so in a fire.

Basket is fine, aslong as the support is steel thread, every specification we get from shops to food stores, is usually box trunking for LV cabling, basket for fire data, steel tread support for water and aircon, tray for armourd. the idea is not to have this lot crashing down in a fire.