Domestic - What do you normally use?

[123]

If doing a domestic rewire, refurb or additions - what do you normally use to protect the cable?

 

[Octopus]

Forgot to account for the fact there is always gonna be one of those awkward people.

No idea why anyone would use pvc capping on a stud wall mind, each to their own I guess.

Not being awkward ..... refurbish and rewire come in all shapes and sizes, plus very different build types ......

 

[123]

Not being awkward ..... refurbish and rewire come in all shapes and sizes, plus very different build types ......

Ok, I'm intrigued as to how you do each differently then.

Be it all types of brick from cinder block to breeze block to red brick to the pre cast houses...I'll use round conduit. So mine don't tend to vary at all, even in new builds it would be the same. Every now and again I'd use a length of oval conduit (can't think of the last time I did and what it was for though). I have more recently used 32mm waste pipe recessed into the wall for a wall mounted TV install with the TV equipment on a unit below.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

for a rewire then conduit, usually round, if wall is of a really hard material that makes chasing difficult then i may use oval conduit as it requires a little less depth.

 

[pirate]

32mm waste pipe...now there's a thing...and a lot of raggling, surely?
Why such a big pipe?

 

[Sparkie30]

I just clip it nicely in the chase. Done

 

[sparksburnout]

Your lots invoices must be three foot long. Why don't you just clip it to the wall and then let the plasterer dot and dab straight over the top, or just chase em in and then let him plaster over it? Must take you 2 months to do a rewire with all that arsing about.

 

[pirate]

but...32mm waste pipe for a TV? 15x38 conduit using flat HDMI cables etc is a much smaller impact and the removeable lid means the bigger plugs/connectors can be easily installed.

 

[123]

32mm waste pipe...now there's a thing...and a lot of raggling, surely?
Why such a big pipe?

Several HDMI cables and they wanted it so if they added or removed equipment they could do so with ease. 25mm conduit a bit too tight for that

 

[telectrix]

If doing a domestic rewire, refurb or additions - what do you normally use to protect the cable?

Group 4.

 

[Midwest]

Up early Tel, or have you not gone to bed yet

 

[Phil Thompson]

Oval all the way, why make extra work by chasing deeper for round conduit.

TVs I’d use trunking chases into the wall.

 

[telectrix]

Up early Tel, or have you not gone to bed yet

got up for a pee. then coffee while dog's let out for pee also.

 

[davesparks]

Read my post again ....

How does it depend on the build type, the question specifically relates to a rewire not newly built walls.

 

[DPG]

Your lots invoices must be three foot long. Why don't you just clip it to the wall and then let the plasterer dot and dab straight over the top, or just chase em in and then let him plaster over it? Must take you 2 months to do a rewire with all that arsing about.

Burnsy's back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DPG]

I have more recently used 32mm waste pipe recessed into the wall for a wall mounted TV install with the TV equipment on a unit below.

Chased in??!!