Chased in verses surface mounted cables (2023 Update)

I have been stripping out the lath and plaster in a bedroom and putting up plasterboard. To make it easier I took down the airing cupboard that formed a triangle in the corner. I want to square off the corners and make it slightly deeper so in the future I can get a short fat cylinder in instead of a tall skinny one.

In the airing cupboard is the immersion heater cable, a loop of the ring and three spurs boxes, one to the loft, one to the power shower and one that then splits into 2 for the extractor fan and shaver light/heated mirror in the bathroom.

Chasing the cables in the wall seems OTT for an airing cupboard but isn't too much effort to do before I get the walls plastered. Also should each spur be off its own spur box. The fan is on one spur and the shaver light/heated mirror on another off of the same box. Not much effort to add another but do I need to do it.

Kevin

Howdy! Sounds like you've got a project on your hands with your bedroom renovation. To make it easier, you want to square off the corners and make it slightly deeper, which requires moving some electrical wiring that's currently in an airing cupboard. It's a good idea to chase the cables into the wall before getting the walls plastered, making sure to follow some basic rules to ensure stability.

To be safe, it's recommended to have each spur off its own box. This will ensure that each spur is properly isolated.

If you need to disconnect cable connectors, using a spudger to gently push the tip of a clip under the connector and holding the clip and cable together while gently pulling in the direction of the cable can be helpful.