Loft board, cable and partition wall.

[dibbers006]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 18 December 2023 at 12:21

[Plotloss]

Get a circular saw and cut down the joins, then screw it back.

You'll never be able to slide it out in a million years.

[Brite spark]

Is the partition wall in the loft or below? I am assuming it is below and the wooden floor is above it in the loft and that you are trying to get the cable under the floor in the loft rather than into a wall in the loft.

If you can't remove the floor from one end or move it enough then keep it in position, drill a hole in the floor using a hole saw that is reasonably large, remove the cut out from the cutter so that it can be refitted afterwards. Once the cable is in you can then put a baton of wood across the hole ( the piece of wood is longer than.the hole is wide, by putting it in on an angle it will go into the hole), put another baton of the same size into the hole.
Put your hand into the hole and lift up the baton so that it sits flat against the wooden floor, to one side of the hole and screw into place with a screw from above the floor(may need countersinking), repeat at the other end of the piece of wood, then repeat with the other wooden batten, both pieces of wood should run in the same direction to form a support for the previously removed piece of floor to be sat onto before screws ar used to fix it to the battens.

If you are any good with a router there are other ways to do similar

If the cable needs to move further under the floor and no joists are in the way get a piece of minitrunking and use the lid to slide under the floor

Eta is the wooden board on the Walls and floor in the loft

[Simpo Two]

dibbers006 said:

But can I move it the last foot. Can I fk.

Any suggestions, other than lift the whole lot from the edge

Lump hammer and piece of wood to stop the edge burring.

[benbob]

dibbers006 said:

I need to drop a cable from the loft to the floor downstairs through the middle of a partition wall.

Dropping a cable like that does not meet the regs.

[Fatboy]

benbob said:

dibbers006 said:

I need to drop a cable from the loft to the floor downstairs through the middle of a partition wall.

Dropping a cable like that does not meet the regs.

What's the correct way of dropping a cable down a partition wall? Only asking as my 1970s flat seems to have all the cables in the partition walls just dropped down the inside of the partition wall...

Or is it a case of you used to be allowed to do that, but not any more?

[Ganglandboss]

Fatboy said:

benbob said:

dibbers006 said:

I need to drop a cable from the loft to the floor downstairs through the middle of a partition wall.

Dropping a cable like that does not meet the regs.

What's the correct way of dropping a cable down a partition wall? Only asking as my 1970s flat seems to have all the cables in the partition walls just dropped down the inside of the partition wall...

Or is it a case of you used to be allowed to do that, but not any more?

There is nothing wrong with running cables in partitions. Have a look at some of the other threads benbob has posted in - he says he is a Gas Safe registered installer but his methods are being disputed by other Gas Safe fellas on the forum. If he gets things so wrong with his own trade, it's no surprise he gets it wrong when advising on others.

If it is a mains cable, it should be installed as below.



The main change in the regulations is that if you install the cable in a prescribed safe zone, it has to be RCD protected (in a domestic property). If you use methods i to iv, it need not be RCD protected, although there may be another reason why RCD protection is needed (such as general socket outlets, installations in bathrooms etc.). Previously an RCD was not required if the cable was run in a safe zone.

Personally, I would never run a cable other than in a prescribed safe zone, even if it was mechanically protected or buried greater than 50 mm.