Two way conversion - cable laying problems

[ricci07]

Hi, this is my first post on this forum.

I am a traning electrician on my third year of college (level 3 2365), should have had an apprenticeship by now, but hey, I'll be the last it seems...

anyway....

i recently moved house to a place which has the worst switch/sockets locations.

i have done surface trunking socket Spurs for more sockets but have never chased a wall, lifted a floorboard etc...

i need to know how the best way to go about adding another switch into my lounge so I don't have to walk across a dark room when I go to bed.

I don't need to know about the wiring, just the cable laying.

i don't particularly want to use mini trunking from on switch down to the skirting board and around a door frame and to the new to switch location, so I would have to lift floorboards it seems.

we just had new carpet put down, how do I rip that up, and the floorboards and the right floorboard(s) and the correct amount of floorboards?

I asked at college and he said to use trunking,Mobutu I forgot to say there was a door frame I would have to vault over too.

any help would Be welcomed

Riccardo.

 

[Adam W]

1st fix (chasing walls, lifting floorboards, running in cables) should be done first, then you plaster the walls, put in the skirting boards and do the painting, then the 2nd fix can be done over the top of that so you don't end up with all the sockets and switches stuck to the walls with paint.
Carpets, curtains and other soft furnishings go in last so they don't get spoiled by building work.

 

[Jonspark]

Pregnant, unemployed immigrant = council house

God bless labour.

 

[Spoon]

Hi ricci. Why don't you just get something like this
Timeguard RLS010 Infrared Remote Control Light Switch | Maplin

 

[Geordie Spark]

He does come from the place where they talk funny

Which is that .... Sunderland or Liverpool???

 

[mechelec]

Have all the other lads on your college course got apprenticeships except you ? Why is that ?
You should not be doing any work without the councils permission and I'm pretty sure they will not give it for you doing electrical.
as already suggested get them in to do any work you want.