House with concrete floors

[Chrishands]

Hi, where on earth do you run cables in houses with solid concrete floors and solid brick walls with no cavities at all?

 

[Guest125]

Hi, where on earth do you run cables in houses with solid concrete floors and solid brick walls with no cavities at all?

Surface.

 

[Chrishands]

surface mounting is horrible domestically!

 

[davesparks]

Concrete ceilings would normally be battened and plasterboards these days, older buildings will have steel conduit in the concrete.

Walls would usually be chased in to as per usual, or may be battened out if cast concrete.

 

[Darkwood]

What do you mean solid brick walls with no cavities? .... you don't run cables down the brick cavities anyway?

In answer their are several methods from surface to false floors and battened out ceilings... it is was it is and you need to discuss with your customer.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Suspended/battened ceilings and chase the wall or surface in trunking

 

[shanky887614]

chase cables into the wall i doubt they will leave it as bare brick inside.

put in a false ceiling if they don't want surface (its upto the client)

i know how i could do it and hide the cables but what do you think op.

you can p-clip cables to the wall if you like or trunking/conduit, personally i might chase it or might not depending on finish on walls

 

[Chrishands]

The house doesnt have battened ceelings, the floors and ceeling are solid concrete. no floorboards to lift, i can see how chasing the walls is easy, but how do you deal with running cables in a ceeling. Good strong house, but a nightmare to run cables

 

[shanky887614]

The house doesnt have battened ceelings, the floors and ceeling are solid concrete. no floorboards to lift, i can see how chasing the walls is easy, but how do you deal with running cables in a ceeling. Good strong house, but a nightmare to run cables

read again, drill ceiling and put in your own battens and then plasterboard.

drilling through concrete floors is not a problem

 

[davesparks]

The house doesnt have battened ceelings, the floors and ceeling are solid concrete. no floorboards to lift, i can see how chasing the walls is easy, but how do you deal with running cables in a ceeling. Good strong house, but a nightmare to run cables

Then the owners will have to look at having the ceilings battened down and boarded then plastered, decorated etc if they want new cabling hidden.