On 01/06/2019 13:23, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 09:15:11 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

On 01/06/2019 08:17, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 03:24:56 +0100, John Rumm wrote:

On 31/05/2019 15:42, dennis@home wrote:
On 31/05/2019 08:52, PeterC wrote:

Next door had the same problem. He used just steel capping and RCD so
that
it's all covered by just the plaster. As in my house, some runs are
not in
Safe Zones - but do go to sockets or switches and are all vertical or
horizontal. Should be easy to detect - a decent magnet would do it!


They are in safe zones then as they extended from switches and sockets
in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Yup, like in the pictures:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...lectric_cables

But some aren't within 150mm of edges.


But you said they were vertical and horizontal not bent.

They are straight but not within 150mm of an edge.


I am a very strong advocate of DIY by competent DIYers but sometimes we
all need to recognise when it is best to "get someone in", perhaps this
is a case when that would be wise. Please don't flame me for making the
suggestion.