Electrician has cut holes to close to joist ends

[JazzyB]

Hi

Employed electrician to wire extra sockets in bedrooms upstairs in an empty house. However I have noticed when I lifted floor board up to do other work, that the cables are running through holes close to ends of the joists, not within the safe zones, .25 & .4, as with Building Regs.

Looking for advise on how to approach this, with them.

Thanks
Jazz

 

[LukeD]

Get back , show regs, ask them to make good (strap joists with extra timber ?) .Dont pay any balance until done.

 

[buzzlightyear]

What type property is it new, old..and what depth is the joists.

 

[JazzyB]

Get back , show regs, ask them to make good (strap joists with extra timber ?) .Dont pay any balance until done.

Thanks will do, was quite shocked when I saw what they had done, at the time so didn’t now about the regs, but it just looked wrong. It was then I checked on the rules about cutting holes in joists.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Thanks will do, was quite shocked when I saw what they had done, at the time so didn’t now about the regs, but it just looked wrong. It was then I checked on the rules about cutting holes in

How big is the holes and pic would be nice.

 

[JazzyB]

What type property is it new, old..and what depth is the joists.

It’s 1970’s detached house, without measuring the joists for sure I would guess they are about 50 x 122.

 

[SJD]

I would check are these new holes incorrectly cut, or were they existing? If existing holes, then the electrician has done nothing wrong in using them.

 

[Dustydazzler]

In the old days I always used to drill my holes about 300mm from the wall, did it this way for many many years. Then someone pointed out the .25/4 rule so I now come in roughly .25 the span

 

[JazzyB]

How big is the holes and pic would be nice.

Holes are about 25mm, will be back at property next weekend so will post some pictures then.

 

[JazzyB]

I would check are these new holes incorrectly cut, or were they existing? If existing holes, then the electrician has done nothing wrong in using them.