I hear the plug sockets have to be 300mm from the floor in house holds , is this correct, btw i am talking about new build homes..thanks
2007-11-18 10:07:19 · 8 answers · asked by 101 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
harry, i didnt thumb you down,,anyway i`m talking a bout the whole house, bedrooms, landings, sitting rooms etc.etc...its just what i heard iam not sure myself.
2007-11-18 10:15:49 · update #1
what i heard is its against building regs to have them at floor level
2007-11-18 10:17:17 · update #2
ie on the skirting boards
2007-11-18 10:19:18 · update #3
You must be part p registered, to install electrical sockets or have them tested and certificated.
There are rules about height of sockets above work benches
This forum may help you
http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=3272
or this
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/diy_electrical_height_of_sockets.htm
2007-11-18 10:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer positive if there's a criminal requirement for a variety of of plug factors in rooms yet decrease back interior the early element of the century a lot of houses in difficulty-free words had one or perhaps 2 plug factors. lately difficulty-free experience tells us to have as many as achieveable because of each and each and every of the kit we've. when we offered our cottage it nevertheless had some sockets that took round pin plugs so we had the whole abode rewired. If this can be a rented position i'd ask the owner to deliver it into the twenty first century by ability of including extra sockets as its risky to plug too many stuff into one.
2016-10-24 11:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are getting confused with the regulations for plug sockets in kitchens? As far as I know there is no restriction on height in any other room.
2007-11-18 10:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there's any legal requirement but I think if it's for an elderly person than its recommended that they be 300mm high
2007-11-18 10:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Paddy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are correct in saying you cant have them on the skirting boards ...and 300 is about the norm ..but of coarse you can have them much higher ..as in a kitchen
2007-11-18 18:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by boy boy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,had electrician round at weekend and he states that councils now have to have them at certain height on all new build houses. older houses you can have them anywhere
2007-11-18 14:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they can be at any height
for a start your worktops are 3ft of the ground
if you want a tv at high level you can put a plug at high level for it
2007-11-18 10:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
there may be recomendations but i don`t think theres a `legal` height
2007-11-18 10:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋