I need to carry several cables from a solid ground floor to the upstairs.
o Around an alcove, along 50cm of skirting, behind cabinets, up the wall
o Allow addition (albeit rarely) of cables without tearing out plaster etc

50cm skirting, behind cabinets, up the wall
o MK Prestige Plus is ideal - and allows 1 flush single metal sockets for
o Aluminium version available - if any concerns about strength

Around the alcove "U"...
o Fridge freezer sits tightly, 10-15mm gap from the skirting
o Skirting is unsealed 150x20mm terracotta tiles projecting from the plaster

Unlikely to be sufficient space for same MK 150x50mm skirting/dado.


One solution is to box-in cables around the alcove...
o Regulations require earthed metal protection of the cables
o Easiest is hardwood battons top & bottom, metal cover plate & top

Q: Must cables be *boxed in metal* or is an "anti-nail-plate" sufficient?

Very easy for me to get 2-3mm sheet stainless offcuts cropped to size.
However, more difficult to find galvanised trunking in a slim 25mm height.

Thanks.
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Dorothy Bradbury

Dorothy Bradbury wrote:
I need to carry several cables from a solid ground floor to the
upstairs. o Around an alcove, along 50cm of skirting, behind cabinets, up
the
wall o Allow addition (albeit rarely) of cables without tearing out
plaster etc
50cm skirting, behind cabinets, up the wall
o MK Prestige Plus is ideal - and allows 1 flush single metal sockets
for o Aluminium version available - if any concerns about strength

Around the alcove "U"...
o Fridge freezer sits tightly, 10-15mm gap from the skirting
o Skirting is unsealed 150x20mm terracotta tiles projecting from the
plaster
Unlikely to be sufficient space for same MK 150x50mm skirting/dado.


One solution is to box-in cables around the alcove...
o Regulations require earthed metal protection of the cables
o Easiest is hardwood battons top & bottom, metal cover plate & top

Q: Must cables be *boxed in metal* or is an "anti-nail-plate"
sufficient?
Very easy for me to get 2-3mm sheet stainless offcuts cropped to size.
However, more difficult to find galvanised trunking in a slim 25mm
height.
Thanks.

That didn't work too well did it? - try it again but leave out the random
'o's and try to finish one sentence before starting another half way
through.