Additional Lights & Sockets
One of the most common complaints amongst house buyers is that there are insufficient numbers of power points for all the various gadgets that modern life demands. So extending a circuit to add an extra socket or two is a popular improvement when renovating. New cabling can be surface run in plastic conduit to avoid damaging decorations and cutting chases into walls, but this needs to be done neatly.
Depending on room size, a modern household requires about three or four DSSOs (double switched socket outlets) for each bedroom, five or six each for kitchens and living rooms and a couple for halls and landings. The Building Regulations now require that power sockets must be positioned no lower than 450mm above the floor, and light switches no higher than 1200mm from the floor.
Depending on room size, a modern household requires about three or four DSSOs (double switched socket outlets) for each bedroom, five or six each for kitchens and living rooms and a couple for halls and landings. The Building Regulations now require that power sockets must be positioned no lower than 450mm above the floor, and light switches no higher than 1200mm from the floor.