Frank wrote:

About to have a loft conversion done, anyone have any
suggestions/advice about cabling for lighting/power/networking before
everythng starts?
Conversion to what?
Bedrooms, bedroom with en-suite, home-office, hobby room......

Phil

Bedroom, bedroom/study and shower/toilet.

The way I did mine was:

Lighting - drill ceiling joists etc and lay in all wiring before plaster
boarding.

Power lay in any wires that needed to run under the floor first, then
floor it, then lay in the wall point wiring, and then plasterboard. I
fitted dry lining boxes anywhere I wanted sockets and looped the wire
through them at the time of fitting the plasterboard. Skimmed it next
and then fitted all the sockets etc.

I took a couple of cat5s to each room (except bathroom) for phone/data
as may be required. Terminated them at a modular wall unit in each room.

Where wires needed to pass along stud walls that were also to be
insulated, I used a large router to cut a notch in the insulation and
studs. This I fixed to a socket height standoff to guide it round the
room. That way the power wiring is in contact with the plasterboard on
one side which saves needing to de-rate its current carrying capacity so
much.


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Cheers,

John.

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