Okay, I've made a bit of a balls up at home and cut a horizontal chase a bit too deep in my kitchen wall. When I say a bit too deep, 16% wall depth is the recommended max you should go, I'm about 33% in. Plus the chase is almost the width of the wall. I know I know, quite the fubar. It's approximately a 90mm concrete block, non load bearing.
what would you brickies recommend to repair it. I 'was' going to run cables in the chase, but my main concern now is repairing it as best I can. I'll run my cables in shallower vertical chases.
I was planning on filling the chases with a 3:1 sand cement mortar mix. Was going to wet the concrete blocks first with a water/EVA mix, as I'm not sure how bad the suction will be. And should I add some SBR into the mortar mix to get it nice and sticky?
Any advice and ideas welcome!
Cheers
Non load bearing I wouldn't be too bothered.
Not a Bricky just a serial tinkerer.
Doh forgot to mention that I'm planning on hanging 2 x 600mm, 1x 300mm cabinets and a boiler. Scared it'll fold in half 😯
You have nothing to worry about! 😆
Replace the affected blocks if you're concerned, just don't do them all at the same time 🙂
I'm not a brickie so get expert advice
It'll be fine. Nice strong mortar as you had planned to fill back in. I'd still use the chase as you'd planned. However as a rule running cables horizontally isn't the best of ideas.
I am a bricky/builder/sitemanager/labourer/gdb/digger driver etc etc
As above...real bad idea to have your cables horizontal .......cables need to be vertical so you know roughly where they are when drilling
Generally when doing kitchens any loops in the kitchen ring are done below the worktop and just cable clipped to the wall as this will no bee seen......or you could as a last resort do it above the wall units out of eye view.
I'm not a sparks.....just a brickie/ GB
Horizontal cables are OK as long as you're within your permitted zones.
You'll need it certifying anyway so assume you know what you're doing.
If not, consult a spark or at least google permitted cable routes!
What is wrong with horizontal cables? I'm not a builder or an electrician (officially I'm 1/2 to 3/4 of an electrician) but from memeory directly virtical of hrozontal to a fitting , 50mm from floor and ceiling, 50 mm from corner are the standard zones to wiring zones. Or am I missing something?
Horizontal cables are fine. I've just had a spark fit some in my kitchen. As others and you have said, as long as they've in the permitted/standard zones you're fine.
@ JoeG, great video!!
Cheers for the replies, a strong sticky mortar mix it will be.
Horizontal and vertical cable routing is fine so long as it's relative to a socket outlet or light switch etc. Just don't go too deep when chasing lol 😉
V or H from a socket / switch is fine, else it must be within 150mm of the edge.
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