Vermin control in a new electrical Installation-Old large house

I just had a look for a photo, the first thing to consider is there is not any loft insulation lay across the ceiling, the whole loft is a warm space under the pitched thatch roof.


So the cables are lay across the back of the plaster board ceiling and joists completely exposed to view, all you have to do is enter the roof space and shine a torch about to inspect them, they are not within a a metre or so of the thatch at any point. So long as there is a regular inspection regime and vermin are kept at bay the risk is minimal.


Now on the other hand there is a 1970’s bungalow around the corner from here that has a low loft jamb packed with loft insulation concealing the cables and preventing full visual inspection, the loft insulation is riddled with holes where squirrels have been making themselves at home.


The twin and earth cable is far more of a risk in the 1970’s bungalow than the house with the thatched roof, but generally no one would worry about using twin and earth cable in a 1970’s bungalow.


Being a bit particular I replaced the grey PVC cables with white LSF twin and earth, so any one looking at it will know if it has been damaged since it was replaced rather than being a length of cable that didn’t get replaced.


Andy

I just had a look for a photo, the first thing to consider is there is not any loft insulation lay across the ceiling, the whole loft is a warm space under the pitched thatch roof.


So the cables are lay across the back of the plaster board ceiling and joists completely exposed to view, all you have to do is enter the roof space and shine a torch about to inspect them, they are not within a a metre or so of the thatch at any point. So long as there is a regular inspection regime and vermin are kept at bay the risk is minimal.


Now on the other hand there is a 1970’s bungalow around the corner from here that has a low loft jamb packed with loft insulation concealing the cables and preventing full visual inspection, the loft insulation is riddled with holes where squirrels have been making themselves at home.


The twin and earth cable is far more of a risk in the 1970’s bungalow than the house with the thatched roof, but generally no one would worry about using twin and earth cable in a 1970’s bungalow.


Being a bit particular I replaced the grey PVC cables with white LSF twin and earth, so any one looking at it will know if it has been damaged since it was replaced rather than being a length of cable that didn’t get replaced.


Andy