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jazzyrosetortoise

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Hi.........firstly my apologies, I'm not an electrician, best described as a flaky female! But I just wondered if one of you could tell me. I am in one of 2 flats. The flat below needed more electricity. In order to do this they needed to split the feed to the flats and re route my mains. They couldn't put the mains inside the building below, because the flat below wanted a bathroom in that area. So they ran the mains that supplies the whole of my flat outside my front door along the wall then inside my flat area. It doesn't look aesthetically pleasing, I presume it does the job. But is this normal. I always presumed that a main cables were meant to be underground or in the wall, or in an inside wall. Would really appreciate your view.

 
Hi.........firstly my apologies, I'm not an electrician, best described as a flaky female! But I just wondered if one of you could tell me. I am in one of 2 flats. The flat below needed more electricity. In order to do this they needed to split the feed to the flats and re route my mains. They couldn't put the mains inside the building below, because the flat below wanted a bathroom in that area. So they ran the mains that supplies the whole of my flat outside my front door along the wall then inside my flat area. It doesn't look aesthetically pleasing, I presume it does the job. But is this normal. I always presumed that a main cables were meant to be underground or in the wall, or in an inside wall. Would really appreciate your view.
Welcome to the forum. As the guys have said, as a general rule cables will be run in the easiest place for the supply company to fit them.

Doc H.

 
Can you post some piccys so we can give a better opinion.

(you may have to do it through flicker or photobucket or something)

 
Think you will find all supply cables are on the surface after they exit the ground they will not be chased in the wall, although they have run them up the cavity CJS

 
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