Hi. Just joined after coming across this site and seeing more good advice on here in a few minutes than spending many many hours of searching the web..Great forum..I am a very keen DIY'r and an engineer by trade..
I am currently project managing and part building a conservatory..Before the new regs came out(many years ago) i installed sockets and lights into many conservatory..normally either spurring off the ring main or extending the ring main..Lights were always supplied from a fused spur off the ring main..
The thing I am struggling with is where to route the cables from the house into the conservatory.. previously I used to route through the conservatory cavity however I believe this is no longer acceptable.
Internally I will be using thermal blocks with plaster board dabbed on...Do I run the cables behind the skirts then vertical to each socket? Also should they run in flat or oval conduit or simply clipped to the wall?
I am also looking at 3 sets of lights, downlighters internally, centre ceiling light internally, also 4 x wall lights external,probably all LED.. I am also looking at installing electric underfloor heating which is less than 2kw.. Can all these be fed from the ring main?
I want to do as much of the work myself if I can..
Thanks in advance of any help.
I am currently project managing and part building a conservatory..Before the new regs came out(many years ago) i installed sockets and lights into many conservatory..normally either spurring off the ring main or extending the ring main..Lights were always supplied from a fused spur off the ring main..
The thing I am struggling with is where to route the cables from the house into the conservatory.. previously I used to route through the conservatory cavity however I believe this is no longer acceptable.
Internally I will be using thermal blocks with plaster board dabbed on...Do I run the cables behind the skirts then vertical to each socket? Also should they run in flat or oval conduit or simply clipped to the wall?
I am also looking at 3 sets of lights, downlighters internally, centre ceiling light internally, also 4 x wall lights external,probably all LED.. I am also looking at installing electric underfloor heating which is less than 2kw.. Can all these be fed from the ring main?
I want to do as much of the work myself if I can..
Thanks in advance of any help.