Running cable behind skirting board

[Chris Hex]

Hi,
now don't jump to conclusions, I need any advice on running cable vertically behind a skirting board not horizontally. Customer has large 1960's skirting boards approx. 250mm high, maybe higher, and has asked me to install new recessed sockets without removing the skirting board. A fairly easy job if there is lots of plaster and a low skirting board. These are huge so any useful tips or tricks would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Chris

 

[Silly Sausage]

Get yourself a flexible drill bit and drill down the back of them.

 

[Chris Hex]

Get yourself a flexible drill bit and drill down the back of them.

Thanks Archie, any recommendations? I ask because if I put flexible drill bit into google I get drill bits.

 

[Chris Hex]

Scrub that just found them on Amazon

 

[Leesparkykent]

Armeg G310B4CCSB Extended SDS Plus Channelling Chisel 20mm, G310B4CCSB - http://www.discount-electrical.co.uk/product.php/391316157/armeg-g310b4ccsb-extended-sds-plus-channelling-chisel-20mm

 

[Leesparkykent]

 

[Chris Hex]

Armeg G310B4CCSB Extended SDS Plus Channelling Chisel 20mm, G310B4CCSB - http://www.discount-electrical.co.uk/product.php/391316157/armeg-g310b4ccsb-extended-sds-plus-channelling-chisel-20mm

Thats another solution, feeling a bit daft for asking now. LOL

 

[GMES]

Thats another solution, feeling a bit daft for asking now. LOL

That's what the forum is here for Chris, if you haven't done something before how would you know how to do it.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Armeg G310B4CCSB Extended SDS Plus Channelling Chisel 20mm, G310B4CCSB - http://www.discount-electrical.co.uk/product.php/391316157/armeg-g310b4ccsb-extended-sds-plus-channelling-chisel-20mm

As Lee has posted, you'll need a channeling chisel that has a long neck (aka 'extended') to get behind the skirting.
There are some issues, however

• You may have problems finding a chisel with a long enough reach, especially if you have very deep skirting
• Sometimes the chisel tends to push the skirting off the wall
• The plaster/rubble created by the chisel gets stuck/trapped behind the skirting so it doesnt stay flush to the wall.
• Often you need to lift floorboards to run your cables, and the skirting has to come off in any case.

In my experience, its better, quicker, easier to bite the bullet and remove the skirting.

 

[mattg4321]

I just drill down the back with a long 16mm drill bit. Never had to take the skirting off to take a floorboard up?!