UK Nicked wires from screws

[AlexBuz]

Hi everyone,

I've drilled a couple of screws through the floorboard as it was squeaking and driving me crazy and realised I might have done something really stupid. I've drilled quite a few screws through it and I realised the next day that I should perhaps used a stud finder to check for wires within the floor. The wires were 60mm long and drilled them through the floor into the studs.

My question is, how would I know or could check if I damaged any electrical wires when I've done this? No fuses were blown and nothing obvious happened. I'm now really worried I might have made a big mistake and no idea how I could check this.

I would appreciate very much any advice on this as I'm really stressing out now that it could cause a fire or some huge bill at some point.

 

[buzzlightyear]

How much would this cost to fix any idea? I've just notified the landlord who will get an electrician to check it and I'm hoping it's not going to cost me an arm and a leg

Ooops, the shirt of your back and sell your body to the landlord.

 

[7029 dave]

Why did you not speak to your L/L about it, before you did it yourself.
Hard lesson learned I'm afraid.

 

[DPG]

Important lesson learned it seems. As above, you really shouldn't do this sort of thing without speaking to your landlord first.