Is 450-1200mm the recommended socket height?
Would it fail a part P test if they are lower?
One room has old oak panels, I dont want to cut into them. I'd rather have the sockets using the existing holes in the skirting board.
Would this be OK with the authorities?
thanks, george.
PS shouldnt this info be in the ukdiy wiki?
A rewire does not require you to alter the height of the switches and sockets.
No. It's a Part M issue, not Part P.
For residential, Part M is not applicable to renovations - only new builds (as a general rule).
if in doubt, check with the BCO - but mine said what I just said.
What is a Part P test?
If you're only replacing existing sockets you don't have to tell the authorities :-)
As long as the socket is far enough up the skirting board the plug/flex isn't squashed against the floor.
Owain
A resonable rule of thumb is the socket should be higher above the floor than the height of another socket to ensure the flex isn't squashed. Easily ensured with my typical mounting of sockets just above the skirting board.
Take metal backbox, rest at right angles on top of skirting, mark the wall along the back box, place backbox on wall aligned with mark and mark outline of bockbax. Chisle out hole in wall. Gives just the right spacing for the socket box to be neatly clear of the skirting.
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... or rotate the socket through 90 or 180 degrees, as I've had to do for some sockets until the re-wire.
Its not a part P requirement. The height requirement comes from Part M. Generally for an existing building if you are making it no worse than it was previously, they should be ok.
I should think so, so long as you have a pragmatic BCO.
Not for a rewire. On a new build perhaps - but it needs to be in a different article to that one I think.
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