On 19/07/10 12:38, ARWadsworth wrote:
For instance, in our 7m x 4m lounge which is 2.5m high, between each
socket uses 9 or 10m of cable. This meant I ended up with 2 ring mains
downstairs to fit within the cable length limits. This all adds up in
terms of T+E, extra RCBOs& time required to cap the extra cable.

I often do not install the traditional upstairs/downstairs rings for exactly
that reason.
A left/right split on a house is often cheaper, easier and better for
voltage drop.

That would have actually made a lot of sense and saved a lot of cable -
oh well!

Just the lighting to finish off, the smoke alarms, burglar alarm, cat 6
install and central heating to go before plasterboard can be tacked...

So you should be done for 4pm then:-)?

Fortunately it's all just first fix, so should be done in fairly short
order.