Excellent Wiring !!!!

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

Hi

Took this picture of some new wiring in my nieces house ( 1930s build ) done by a qualified electrcian , allegedly ! .
It is located on the underside of the 1st floor floorboards .

Spike

snowhead · Nov 19, 2019

DPG said:
Can't see why they would have lifted the boards and notched the joists when it is open underneath. Strange.

Existing Notches maybe.

And was the Sparky aware of the ceiling being boarded, maybe he / she wanted to keep the cable well out of the way.

DPG · Nov 19, 2019

snowhead said:
Existing Notches maybe.

And was the Sparky aware of the ceiling being boarded, maybe he / she wanted to keep the cable well out of the way.

Could have used the existing joist holes.

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

snowhead said:
Existing Notches maybe.

And was the Sparky aware of the ceiling being boarded, maybe he / she wanted to keep the cable well out of the way.

Not sure if they new that or not , but in my opinion it is not accepted to have cable running under and attached to the floor boards , the cable should be clipped to the joist at least 50mm below , I am nearly sure there is a reg mentioning this ! .

Dustydazzler · Nov 19, 2019

Would have looked better in micc

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

Dustydazzler said:
Would have looked better in micc

Yes it would , but it is getting boxed in !

James · Nov 19, 2019

why not go all the way for a truly retro look?

DPG · Nov 19, 2019

James said:
why not go all the way for a truly retro look?

View attachment 53975

Nice knobs there.

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

DPG said:
Could have used the existing joist holes.

Yes they could of done , but they didn't !

DPG · Nov 19, 2019

Spike1947 said:
Yes they could of done , but they didn't !

Could 'have'. Sorry for being pedantic but using 'of' seems to be epidemic now.

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

DPG said:
Could 'have'. Sorry for being pedantic but using 'of' seems to be epidemic now.

Sorry you are off course correct , just me being lazy or just not very academic !

freddo · Nov 19, 2019

At least they fixed the joint box.

Strima · Nov 19, 2019

If the notches were already exiting then he/she would have used them as drilling the joists would have weakened them. Was the electrician informed that the ceiling would be boxed in?

Is there RCD protection for the circuit? Is the floor above carpeted/laminate/tiled restricting access to put plates in?

It used to be common practice to notch joists rather than drilling them as electric drills were extremely rare and bit and brace would be very difficult to get in there.

Dustydazzler · Nov 19, 2019

Why the need for a junction box ? Were the cables too short ? Or wiol it become a light point ?

7029 dave · Nov 19, 2019

I recognise that avatar

Spike1947 · Nov 19, 2019

Strima said:
If the notches were already exiting then he/she would have used them as drilling the joists would have weakened them. Was the electrician informed that the ceiling would be boxed in?

Is there RCD protection for the circuit? Is the floor above carpeted/laminate/tiled restricting access to put plates in?

It used to be common practice to notch joists rather than drilling them as electric drills were extremely rare and bit and brace would be very difficult to get in there.

No , the notches were put in at the time of this install , they lifted the boards in the lounge above .