Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

antgel wrote:
Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

Look for the thread with subject "Downlight Installation Access" here
earlier this week, which covered this.

They probably won't lift easily; they are usually tongued-and-grooved at
the edges and interlocked together (not to mention going under skirting
boards, partition walls etc).

A circular saw with the depth set to exactly the depth of the chipboard
is one way; but watch out for nails/screws and any pipes/cables in
notches in the joists. If you cut directly above and along the joists,
there will be something for the two cut chipboard edges to bear on when
you replace the chipboard panel later, but that's more risky in terms of
hitting obstructions.

David

"antgel" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Trend do a routing jig that allows you to cut access points in chipboard
floors. They also sell inserts that convert the piece cut out of the centre
into a lid for the hole you have cut. If you can manage to run your cable
between such access points, it will be the neatest solution.

Colin Bignell

nightjar nightjar@ wrote:
Trend do a routing jig that allows you to cut access points in chipboard
floors. They also sell inserts that convert the piece cut out of the centre
into a lid for the hole you have cut. If you can manage to run your cable
between such access points, it will be the neatest solution.

Trend Routabout:

http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat...e=RBT1&ID=1769

I believe Andy Hall mentioned he had one (or had used one) at some point
in the past.

Andrew

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antgel wrote:

Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

Cut at an angle with a jigsaw, so that when you put the bit back down,
it don't fall through the 'ole.

Hopefully it glues back flush, but if not use a gap filling glue like no
more ********, or car body fillah, and tamp it down flush when finished.

Some likes to use hole cutters, but the bits always fall through
afterwards for me.

Just bodge it sensibly, and glue it back afterwards is the rule here.
Nothing too fancy.

On Sun, 08 May 2005 16:58:58 +0100, Andrew McKay
wrote:

nightjar nightjar@ wrote:
Trend do a routing jig that allows you to cut access points in chipboard
floors. They also sell inserts that convert the piece cut out of the centre
into a lid for the hole you have cut. If you can manage to run your cable
between such access points, it will be the neatest solution.

Trend Routabout:

http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat...e=RBT1&ID=1769

I believe Andy Hall mentioned he had one (or had used one) at some point
in the past.

Andrew


Yep.

It's a perfect solution for this problem.



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do you have to lift the floor is it not possible to pull a new cable thro by
using the old cable ?
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antgel wrote:

Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

Cut at an angle with a jigsaw, so that when you put the bit back down, it
don't fall through the 'ole.

Hopefully it glues back flush, but if not use a gap filling glue like no
more ********, or car body fillah, and tamp it down flush when finished.

Some likes to use hole cutters, but the bits always fall through
afterwards for me.

Just bodge it sensibly, and glue it back afterwards is the rule here.
Nothing too fancy.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
antgel wrote:

Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

Cut at an angle with a jigsaw, so that when you put the bit back down,
it don't fall through the 'ole.

Hopefully it glues back flush, but if not use a gap filling glue like no
more ********, or car body fillah, and tamp it down flush when finished.

Some likes to use hole cutters, but the bits always fall through
afterwards for me.

Just bodge it sensibly, and glue it back afterwards is the rule here.
Nothing too fancy.

I simply cut a hole with a jig saw and then put battens underneath the
chipboard (screwed to joists or under the remaining floor) to support
the cut out piece when it's replaced. It's much cheaper than the
special bits you need for a Trend Routabout and square holes are often
more convenient.

--
Chris Green

On 8 May 2005 04:09:40 -0700, antgel wrote:

Hi all,

I need to reroute a cable that is currently under my (awful) chipboard
floor. Is the best way of doing this to attempt to lift the chipboard
slabs or to cut them where the cable is and then replace? And if
cutting is best, what's the tool of choice?

Antony

Do you actually need to access it? If you are rerouting it somewhere else
you could leave the old cable where it is and run a new cable.