Centre Desks

[StokieSpark]

Ok, a company i work for have just built a new office and asked me to wire it. The only problem is they have the desks in the centre of the room and want the cables coming in from the top, no trailing cables andim not aloud to chase the floor out for a floor box.

I thought of dropping a length of 25mm black conduit from the roof tiles through the desk, but thought it might be abit flimsey.

I have also seen this on rs.. RS | Electrical Installation | Conduit Trunking Cable Chains | Bench and Vertical Trunkings / Accessories | Bench & Vertical |PP28


But its abit pricey, any other suggestions at all?

 

[GStueyXR]

Cant remember who it is, but someone here has a footer note that reads " I am an electrician, not a magician"

My advice would be to borrow this tagline.

 

[mogga]

Prestige Poles and Posts thems the jobbies your looking for Expensive but do the job right

 

[StokieSpark]

Tell me about it, its got to be finished by monday, im going holiday on Monday! Plus im fully booked up with work from another factory.

Whats the largest metal conduit you can buy? Is there a 40mm? abit more sturdy.

 

[StokieSpark]

Prestige Poles and Posts thems the jobbies your looking for Expensive but do the job right

Cheers, ill put this to them...

 

[Adam W]

You could try making your own out of pvc trunking, otherwise I think you've covered every option - either run the cables in from the walls, fit floor boxes (which will involve lifting or chasing out the floor), get them to move the desks to the outside of the room, a power pole (which are expensive), dangle sockets from the ceiling like an exhibition stand, or have all the staff using battery powered laptops which they'd need to charge every few hours.

If they've only just built the office I would have thought they would have considered how they were going to make the computers go.

 

[UNG]

If cost is the issue I have in the past used a length of 4" x 2" timber secured to the floor and ceiling and run dado trunking down both sides with sockets and data / telephone outlets fitted makes a cheap power pole if needed trunking can be continued under the desks for more outlets

 

[chris gray]

If cost is the issue I have in the past used a length of 4" x 2" timber secured to the floor and ceiling and run dado trunking down both sides with sockets and data / telephone outlets fitted makes a cheap power pole if needed trunking can be continued under the desks for more outlets

bet they looked good :s

 

[UNG]

bet they looked good :s

If the customer can't afford a Rolls Royce and all his budget can stretch to is a Mini then needs must

It didn't look to bad once the exposed timber was painted

 

[chris gray]

If the customer can't afford a Rolls Royce and all his budget can stretch to is a Mini then needs must

It didn't look to bad once the exposed timber was painted

to be sure needs must.
on hindsight its quite an ingenious idea.

 

[chris gray]

in reply to the initial post, power post is the way forward

 

[eskimo39]

Why not use Stainless Steel conduit, available in 20,25 & 32mm, looks really nice (as nice as conduit can look anyway) and has loads of different connections also fabricated in stainless steel.

Take a look at Armour Duct : Stainless Steel Cable Management - Armorduct Systems

or Electrix here :Electrix International Ltd - Stainless Steel Cable Management Systems

A few years ago I worked in a large office block and they just had a 'Click' type socket in the ceiling above each desk and a coiled flex coming down to 2 sockets on each desk. Didn't look too bad in a commercial environment.

 

[eskimo39]

If your company budget allows : 3.6 Metre Silver Power Pole Installation Kit