I want to replace an oyster light in my kitchen ceiling with an LED downlight. I have engaged an electrician to do the job. While waiting for him to arrive, out of curiosity I unscrewed the light housing from the ceiling and drew it down a short way, (I don't intend to detach the wires from the fitting).
I noticed that the cable for the light has been passed through a hole that had been drilled in the joist at an angle, (see image).
I may be wrong, but this doesn't seem right to me. I want to install the LED a little way from where the oyster was, in the ceiling between the joists. I will need the cable to pass through the joist in a straight line rather than at an angle and come out at the bottom of the beam, as it does now.
What I want to know is, is it legal for me to drill a hole in the joist as per Image 2, so that the electrician can thread the cable to the place where the LED will go? I don't want to touch the cable at all, or thread it through the hole myself. I just want to drill the hole so that the electrician can do the job without any preparation, which would cost me more.
I noticed that the cable for the light has been passed through a hole that had been drilled in the joist at an angle, (see image).
I may be wrong, but this doesn't seem right to me. I want to install the LED a little way from where the oyster was, in the ceiling between the joists. I will need the cable to pass through the joist in a straight line rather than at an angle and come out at the bottom of the beam, as it does now.
What I want to know is, is it legal for me to drill a hole in the joist as per Image 2, so that the electrician can thread the cable to the place where the LED will go? I don't want to touch the cable at all, or thread it through the hole myself. I just want to drill the hole so that the electrician can do the job without any preparation, which would cost me more.
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