my first private job

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

You have not kept to the safe zones by cutting across the corner at 45 degrees.

The mains voltage cables should be in a seperate containment from the extra low voltage, aerials, scart, hdmi etc.

The power & the scart lead look to short to reach anything ?

Again

 

[ProDave]

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BS7168, Thats a new one on me Wet Fish

Blonde moment. Fingers not following what brain said. You know I meant BS7671 :coat

 

[lineman]

Nice job gavin, notifiable? Behave yourselves! Bloody lynch mob over some trunking and a scart lead!

 

[philbas]

Nice job gavin, notifiable? Behave yourselves! Bloody lynch mob over some trunking and a scart lead!

To be blunt,It is not a "Nice Job"

I can see a 230v cable in the same place as low voltage stuff like scart leads, all out of safe zones.

I can't be bothered to look up the regs the moment, but this does not meet them

 

[tom1]

all depends on how much they the customer is willing to pay for,

but you could get the socket behined the tv if the mounting bracket allows room for it, if not i bet an flex outlet plate would fit.

this one just had socket and coax socket for freeview. If you want to push the boat out a bit HDMI Wall Connection Plates HD, hdmi wall plate, twin hdmi wall plate, multimedia hdmi wall plate although i have never used them

 

[philbas]

View attachment 4166but you could get the socket behined the tv if the mounting bracket allows room for it, if not i bet an flex outlet plate would fit.

now this gets interesting, does a hidden socket or point contribute to the safe zone ?

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Its not hidden as so much its behind the tv, just like a socket could be behind a chest of drawers.

 

[tom1]

visible behind the tv, and if they start drilling above it befor removing the tv then they deseve a shockO)

 

[philbas]

Unlikely you would want to hang a pic of your wife ,kids, dog etc under a chest of drawers, but under a wall mounted TV?

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

This gets my goat.

I use this to get my goat

 

[ProDave]

I don't see a problem with a hidden socket behind a tv with regard to safe zones.

P.S Is that the finished plastering? I suspect you just might be able to make out where the cables run, even after painting. I think a finishing coat may be needed. :innocent

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Unlikely you would want to hang a pic of your wife ,kids, dog etc under a chest of drawers, but under a wall mounted TV?

I am not entirely sure safe zones are very well thought out.

Some people, if hanging something above a socket or switch, might in order to make it look right, go to great pains to ensure they put the fixing EXACTLY on the centreline of of the switch or socket.

OOPS.

 

[tom1]

Unlikely you would want to hang a pic of your wife ,kids, dog etc under a chest of drawers, but under a wall mounted TV?

you have not seen my wife, kids or dog (mostly due to the fact i dont have a wife, kids or dog)

what about above a chest of draws. really if your drilling you need to have a good look around first for current using equipmet fixed or free standing

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Unlikely you would want to hang a pic of your wife under a chest of drawers, but under a wall mounted TV?

Well i know a few guys that would

 

[Sharpend]

This might be your first job Gav, but make your next one better otherwise this lot will want blood. Oh and you might want to do a 12 week course on plastering!

Strictly speaking though Gav if you are going to run a 230v cable in a wall whether a flex in trunking or other then you'd be best advised to stick it in a safe zone route.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Some people, if hanging something above a socket or switch, might in order to make it look right, go to great pains to ensure they put the fixing EXACTLY on the centreline of of the switch or socket.

OOPS.

I have seen a drawing pin stuck in a cable, i suppose the wall was to hard. Then there's Andy pic of a nail or something in some mini trunking.

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I am crap at plastering so i always leave the finish a few mill below the finished wall & then give it a skim of filler, Tetrion is my prefered choice.

 

[Sharpend]

There could be an argument for utilising the horizontal safe zone around a room, at lest it would ensure walls are clear of cables?

 

[tom1]

scrap the plaster gav easyfill is much better, i find anyway

 

[Manator]

It is still never easy for anyone to start a new life and get everything perfect. We all start somewhere the problem today that I never had to contend with is the fact that whilst on my own, I always had more experianced guys looking over my shoulder and pointing me in the right direction.Sadly this is now lost, and regardless of qualifications gained, the experiance gained by working with your peers far outseeds those primative exam based questionairs

 

[hxsarge]

Looks Reet to me mate. Some people are never happy

 

[cornish terrorist]

If it was more than 50mm deep in a wall it wouldnt comply with building regs and is your trunking earthed metal to comply with BS7671?