Just doing a little refurb on a commercial unit. This is what we are starting with /sigh

[The Ghost]

Yeh so bit of a rewire in order. You may spot 25mm four core swa zipping across the vista, piggy backed onto with the fire cable. Not long been done the fire alarm stuff. So will be interesting sorting it out. I do love a challenge. Lovely!

 

[davesparks]

Looks like the cable fairies are building themselves a nest in your ceiling

 

[KEV 1 N]

Oh dear!

 

[LankyWill]

Thats lazy it would seconds to sling some basket in with purlings in that position, just been thrown in.

 

[The Ghost]

It was a well know firm who are not electrical but consider themselves competent to do such work for themselves. A legacy from some years ago. Someone is now moving in and we have the opportunity to get it right (ish) don't know about the swa probably have to cleat or tray it to ceiling if the boss gives the go ahead for the extra work.

 

[LankyWill]

You know its bad when wet pants went to the effort to rod and clamp his pipe but the sparks chuck it in, You could just band the swa if its a pig to get containment in.

 

[The Ghost]

It were not a spark who put that wiring in, well maybe the swa and fire cables

 

[marconi]

It would be nice to see the 'after' picture alongside the 'before'. We all know that if anyone can sort this mess out it is you. Whoever installed the cables like this had no pride nor shame.

 

[dmxtothemax]

Just put the ceiling panels back in again and it all goes away !

 

[Wilko]

Love the flapping cables with a bit of white surrender tape on them, hope they aren't still live...
Maybe an interesting discussion to be had on fireproof fixings etc in that environment. Can the false ceiling be relied upon to prevent premature failure?

 

[westward10]

No ceiling grids are not there to hold dropped cables.

 

[The Ghost]

false ceiling

Really speaking those ceilings are connected to effectively a metal box bonded to earth, errr sometimes.