Routing of cables

[uksparks]

Hi,

I just popped over to the house opposite to look what was going on as its having a load of work done by the people who own it who are also a building firm.

They are converting the garage into a room.

The existing garage wall has the meter cupboard on the outside and the consumer unit on the inside near the top, nothing else on the wall apart from a gas pipe.

They have added a couple of sockets in on that side, and replaced the consumer unit with a din rail enclosure and extended all the circuits.

The circuits all all in 16x25 pvc trunking, they go down, then across as per the diagram, its now all be battoned on the wall and its about to be plasterboarded.

I didn't take a photo, but look at my picture (another top quality drawing) of the routing of the cables.

The junction box will be on show so thats ok, but the cables go down, then across, there's quite a lot of them, i would imagine at least 10 - 12 circuits if anything like my house.

They have also bought new meter tails up through the wall, and across the wall.

The cables supplying the sockets, they go down across and down again.

No regard to zones etc, my concern is the meter tails more than anything.

This is before the move of consumer unit, looking at the garage wall, this is the long side of the garage.




This is it now

 

[uksparks]

The consumer unit has been moved into the room behind the garage, so the tails are now probably 5m long too.

 

[uksparks]

Just to add if it wasn't clear, the tails are also behind the plasterboard with all the circuits, all bicy hidden away, I have to say it was extremely neT how it had been done, but that's not the point.

 

[trev]

Is there a question in that lot somewhere?

 

[uksparks]

Is there a question in that lot somewhere?

No, I was just saying that there's a log of cables in a hidden zone so to speak along with meter tails too ready for someone to bang a nail in.

 

[Guest77]

así pues, que, está allí una pregunta aquí

 

[TJ Anderson]

Once battened are tails greater than 50mm behind finished wall? Also, you could add create horizontal safe zone with sockets if you wanted to.

 

[uksparks]

The battens were very thin ones, probably 25mm thick, no more than the trunking, it's then only got a sheet of board and skim, I just don't think it's great, it could have been done better as to avoid having a load of cables in an unsuspecting place.

 

[uksparks]

Once battened are tails greater than 50mm behind finished wall? Also, you could add create horizontal safe zone with sockets if you wanted to.

You would have to add a few in as there was a horizontal cable run across that wall with all the cables in over 12" wide or deep in this case.

 

[ipf]

así pues, que, está allí una pregunta aquí

Never could get me head round that bleedin' Gloucester accent...........:chinese:

 

[uksparks]

Talking of Gloucester, did I see something about a wave on the river earlier?

 

[mechelec]

What did the owners say about it when you was looking around ? Did you raise your concerns with them ?

 

[snowhead]

Any insulation on the back of the plasterboard?

 

[Engineer54]

Any insulation on the back of the plasterboard?

If not it could get quite cold in that converted garage as most attached garages will only be a single brick construction on the outside walls!! lol!!

 

[midgetman]

If the cables are not in zones and less than 50mm demand them moved. If not phone part p police.

 

[uksparks]

What did the owners say about it when you was looking around ? Did you raise your concerns with them ?

The people who happen to own the house are the builders who have owned it for the last 14 years. I didn't say anything, but if I see their spark I may make a comment about it.

 

[uksparks]

If not it could get quite cold in that converted garage as most attached garages will only be a single brick construction on the outside walls!! lol!!

It is a double skin wall, maybe being insulated I don't know, even if they did end up more than 50mm, it's still a lot of cables ready for someone to drill in to to put a TV on the wall or the like.

 

[Plonker 3]

Stick a socket on the wall where the cables are horizontal .

 

[telectrix]

it's a neighbour who's a builder. what else would you expect from a builder? anyway, i'd just keep your nose out until and if they ask for help after drilling the cables. then you can have the last laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcZPna1rDI

 

[uksparks]

Very true