Cable Support

[m4tty]

Hi,

When running cables under floorboards, how often do they need cable clips. Im talking about bonding cables as the run is about 10m so will I need to lift loads of boards to clip every 400mm?

Thanks

 

[Apache]

Think you'll find people don't bother

 

[ianmacd]

Think you'll find people don't bother

If the floors up then follow requirements in regs. In retrofits where the odd board is lifted they will probably lay on the cieling/insulation/across joists.

 

[sparkytim]

I think he is under the ground floor.

Don't normally bother if on flat surfice unlikely to be disturbed.

Just need board up each end and use rods and pull in.

 

[androiduk2002]

I would assume it depends on alot of factors, are you running through joists ? is the run along 1 joist ? Is there a crawl space ? As Sparkytim said I think its a ground floor , I would doubt joist sit on earth so maybe space just to lay it on the earth below the joist ?

 

[green-hornet]

I would assume it depends on alot of factors, are you running through joists ? is the run along 1 joist ? Is there a crawl space ? As Sparkytim said I think its a ground floor , I would doubt joist sit on earth so maybe space just to lay it on the earth below the joist ?

Although I know people do, do this, I would not allow pvc cables to be just left on the floor. Any damp etc will play havoc with premature damage to cables.

The odd board lifted across the cable span should keep it off the floor, its all down to time I suppose, and to be honest even though I said I would not allow a cable to be left on the floor I bet if I went back to some of my installs I would find some ROTFWL

 

[ianmacd]

Although I know people do, do this, I would not allow pvc cables to be just left on the floor. Any damp etc will play havoc with premature damage to cables.The odd board lifted across the cable span should keep it off the floor, its all down to time I suppose, and to be honest even though I said I would not allow a cable to be left on the floor I bet if I went back to some of my installs I would find some ROTFWL

Agreed. Also you could be bridging the damp course too so breaking part C of building regs.

 

[sellers]

where you lift your board to fish it, clip it there to keep it off the ground, thats what I do.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

A lot of downstairs underfloor voids, have them little intermediate dwarf support walls half-way across room...

If you can feed cable over the walls this can raise em up off the ground.

then pull up slack before clipping around the access hatch.

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