Sockets in skirting?

I tend to do a 'saturation' installation of sockets in my own place. So usually at least two sockets on each wall in an average room. Obviously more in places like a kitchen, or where there is a defined need. In a kitchen it's obvious that many sockets need to be above worktop height. But in all the other rooms fitting them at the same sort of height as that would compromise where they go - as well as the looks. Totally out of place in a Victorian house, IMHO.

I'm not young. If socket height really was a problem, so would be lots and lots of other household tasks. So as I said, likely the least of my problems.

I could possibly understand that in the days of old type (5 and 15 amp) flush sockets which were sort of made to allow fitting without a back box more easy, as the plate was rather larger than the 'guts' - but with modern stuff it would be very tricky to get a fixing without using a back box. Whereas fitting a back box to a skirting is extremely easy - although you might have to drill some extra holes in the sides with some depending on make.

certainly in this house when we moved in.

For lights, fine at the time.

Yes - I've seen it...

Yes for such people lots of tasks are difficult, they need someone to come in and help at times. Making sockets an unnecessary mare is truly a curse for people in that position, making elementary tasks impossible.

Of course one can add more sockets, but very often when people get unwell money is a real problem and they cant diy.

There really is no solution that's good all round. I can understand teh regulators wanting to do something, but they really didn't think it through properly.

NT

I found this one at geoff's new house when I called in on my way home from work do a PIR at the new place and have a piss up:-)

Sure it was not dado trunking? And I am being serious.

Even cheaper is to get the social work to fit one of these for you free as a disabled adaptation

Owain

I hope you get the plug and flex at that price:-)

And wouldn't it look a lot better if the trunking went down to floor level.

It would be cheaper to fit a bit of trunking over the socket and extend the ring to some new sockets.

Or at least a pair of knickers over it.

Depends if UGO are providing the trunking and new sockets:-)

I wonder what is supporting the flex in the picture on the link.

WTF

NT

In article , ARW writes

I reckon I can understand the story I got that they were banned if that was the common standard. Fortunately mine were all Clyde built with metal back boxes to the surface so not at risk.

Nah, the wiring went straight down behind the plaster. I decided to take out the maid's call bell push too as too many visitors were trying to get clever with them although a neighbour has kept the indicator unit in the kitchen as a feature. Restoring the dado profile was a bit of a bugger but a bit of car body filler did it, one of its much advocated uses here that I have found to be valid.

Knicker hanging hooks are extra :-)

And that's all it takes. Part M socket heights is a mare...

A proper maids call with wires just above the clinker?

A more demanding requirement is that sockets are high enough to accept the type of wall wart that extends well below the socket.

Bill

In article , ARW writes

Not sure what that means but electrical push button (surface mounted wooden/bakelite roundel) in the dado and a wooden box (say 14" x 8" x 6" deep) in the kitchen with winking tell tales plus I assume a bell of some sort. Not seen one actually working though.