Income supply cable on the outside of my wall in the porch…

Op!1234 · Jul 5, 2023

Hi all,

The service cable is on the outside of my wall in the porch. What’s the best way to cover it with complying with current regulations? Would it just be a case of capping it and blocking it out?

Many thanks

Spoon · Jul 5, 2023

Welcome to the forum mate.
The service cable is the responsibility of the DNO company.
How you cover it all depends on what do you want to cover it for.
Mechanical protection? Esthetics?

ipf · Jul 5, 2023

Spoon said:
Welcome to the forum mate.
The service cable is the responsibility of the DNO company.
How you cover it all depends on what do you want to cover it for.
Mechanical protection? Esthetics?

Getting all philosophical now........Aesthetics.

Realistically, reckon boxing in's about the only method, for which ever reason.

pc1966 · Jul 5, 2023

You could box the supply in as said above.

You could also get the rest above it boxed in but the CU (consumer unit = fuse box) looks old-ish and pretty tight fit up there top-right. If you are thinking of boxing in the top area you might want to look at the last EICR (electrical installation condition report) and consider if it will be replaced any time soon. If so it might be better to move it down and left on to the wood with all of the stickers as marginally more accessible should you need to reset anything. Sort anything like that out before you get any joinery work done.

Moving everything down to an easy height for access, specially if anyone with wheelchair needs have to be consider, is also possible but more involved. The DNO (electrical supply utility) could move (realistically put in a new) cutout further down, and have the isolator switch and meter lowered. Then your electrician could put in a new CU lower down with cables extended down.

That might also involve boxed in cables running down the right hand side, maybe in trunking, but depending on the type of wall (e.g. if plasterboard over beams, etc) it might be feasible to run cables down behind things to allow the wall to be all clear from waist height upwards.

Op!1234 · Jul 5, 2023

Thank for all your responses

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My Mum hates the look of it is the main reason. I will ask her for the report as she has not long bought the property and go from there.

Thanks again