"markzoom" wrote in message
om...
Colin Wilson wrote in message
et...
Are there any practical reasons why wiring should not be run
behind
skirting boards?

Nails.

Ah...
Fortunately I don't plan on hanging pictures on the skirting board
and
don't know anyone who does.

What about someone you don't know about yet ?!...

The skirting board would be ply, fixed to top and bottom battens and
moulding on the top (IOW no reason to put nails where the wires
are).
Cheers, Mark

You can't, but who know who might at sometime...

Do the job correctly or not at all.