35 minutes ago, Hollanda said:

@MrHappy I didn’t really understand - is this a trademark rant? 😅

 

Going back to hardwiring - when you folks run security cables under suspended floors, do you need to lift all the floorboards or just a few? We have a few of our pine floorboards up already, but trying to understand how many more will need to be lifted. Also assuming you drill through the joists and run the cables through there?

 

I need to sand my floorboards down so trying to figure out how to organise sanding with the wiring. I’m happy to delay the sanding but ideally I’d get on with sanding before the cables are even run 

You said above you have organised an install , why not just now deal with installer?

Edited November 8, 2025Nov 8 by al-yeti

@al-yeti because it’s the weekend and itching to start sanding floors now 😅

 

I also tend to discuss ideas/thoughts with a wider community - good to have multiple viewpoints e.g. one electrician that wanted to do a job said he would have to destroy our cornices to get a wire through, but another electrician said he could get it done without damaging cornices. It’s obvious who got the job! So it was good to discuss it with multiple people to understand the work/options etc.

 

Anyway I’m finding this a great place to learn about security related decisions. Everyone has been so helpful, so I guess sometimes I get carried away!

Edited November 8, 2025Nov 8 by Hollanda

1 hour ago, Hollanda said:

@MrHappy I didn’t really understand - is this a trademark rant? 😅

 

Therapy session...

 

1 hour ago, Hollanda said:

Going back to hardwiring - when you folks run security cables under suspended floors, do you need to lift all the floorboards or just a few? We have a few of our pine floorboards up already, but trying to understand how many more will need to be lifted. Also assuming you drill through the joists and run the cables through there?

 

A suspended floor is normally an old house with little walls under the joists ?

 

Old as in Victorian or Edwardian, if you've not seen the floor boards yet, don't be surprised to find they're been smashed to feck by new fangled inventions like internal plumbing, central heating or 3 different electrical installations.

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Hollanda said:

@al-yeti because it’s the weekend and itching to start sanding floors now 😅

 

I also tend to discuss ideas/thoughts with a wider community - good to have multiple viewpoints e.g. one electrician that wanted to do a job said he would have to destroy our cornices to get a wire through, but another electrician said he could get it done without damaging cornices. It’s obvious who got the job! So it was good to discuss it with multiple people to understand the work/options etc.

 

Anyway I’m finding this a great place to learn about security related decisions. Everyone has been so helpful, so I guess sometimes I get carried away!

Maybe, but we don't all have same ideas and I have been on a site where other engineers gave me better ideas 

 

Maybe wait until your engineer turns up and starts and brain storm with him 

 

 

Usually if I think I am going to damage anything I won't go ahead especially on residential, always good to check with owner if there happy with it 

 

Some don't care at all , they say drill it break and say decorator is being paid to fix it ..........,

 

Yep, suspended floors on an Edwardian house (see pic). All exposed and in good condition. Only one room has been sanded by previous owner - and some of these sanded and non-sanded floorboards are already up (for the rewire job we had).

 

Thanks @al-yeti good advice. Will keep this in mind. I’ll probably lift a few that are already up and have a nosey

Edited November 9, 2025Nov 9 by Hollanda

On how many come up, it depends on the direction of the joists if theyre going the right way just a few need to come up. Old boards can become damaged when lifted if you are wanting to sand boards that may need to be lifted and not use floor coverings, you will need to consider carefully if wireless might be a better option. Engineers will do their best not to damage the boards, but its never that simple.