In article ,
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
Are there any practical reasons why wiring should not be run
behind
skirting boards?

Nails.

There should be an IQ test by law before people are allowed to
contemplate carrying out DIY, the OP's question has such an obvious
answer to it that the question shouldn't even need to be asked.... :~(

Not, actually. How often have you nailed something to a skirting board?
Far more likely to drill into a cable buried in a wall, as most DIY first
timers wouldn't necessarily know the regulations as regards those.

If someone *was* running wires behind skirting you'd sort of assume they'd
have the sense not to nail through them when fixing the boards on.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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