Fw: OT: DIY advice

["Gareth Cook" <gcook@xxxxxxx>]

Or getting some new skirting boards, and
as long as they are thick enough (15mm or greater) using a router to create
channels behind them (ie 10mm) - and lay your wires through there. ANother
cheat is laying new skirting boards, but angle them outwards slightly at
the bottom - can gain another 5 mm or more, without looking "odd"
- again, with the routing, you can get a good 20mm channel. Enough for even
the sturdiest SCART cables.

If you have to chase manually, then draw
everything in pencil, get a mains or 24v volt drill, make the pilot holes,
and then chisel them out. You can do it in no time.

G.

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Scott Crowther <scrowther@xxxxxxx>
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James

Have you thought of using clip on skirting boards and running
some cable behind these to minimise the amount of mess and
redecorating?

I have some and they look fine when painted.

scott

-----Original Message-----
From: James Hoye [mailto:james.hoye@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 November 2001 10:14
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: DIY advice


> Anyhow does anyone have any advice on the best way to chisel out chasings
> for cables in the wall - I have quite a lot to do - unfortunately
> we have a
> concrete floor

>
> I was wondering if an angle grinder or SDS chisel drill was the way to go
> with these. - rather than a chisel and hammer!

If you don't mind clearing up VAST quantities of dust, then an angle grinder
will be the quickest.  Just cut two parallel grooves, and use a bolster (or
SDS+ drill and chisel) to remove the bit in the middle.

Otherwise, you could try drilling lots of holes along either side of the
channel and remove the middle bit as before - this will take longer though.

There are some SDS+ attachments that were mentioned on this list a week or
so ago for chasing walls.  Look at http://www.screwfix.com/ and find
catalogue nos. 6724, 6606 and 5097.  Someone bought one and I think
recommended it.  I've just got a DeWalt SDS+ drill with rotary stop that's
sitting in the corner of the office, so I can't (yet) comment.  Roll on the
weekend :)

http://www.home-automation.info/converting_single.htm and
http://www.home-automation.info/new_socket.htm give some information you
might find useful.

James H



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