How do you install wiring?
Where possible run wiring through internal studs partitioning walls. However, where wiring has to be run up TEK walls there are two ways it can be done:
Option 1 – Double Layer Plasterboard
Mechanically fix the first layer of 9.5 mm or 12.5 mm plasterboard to the Kingspan TEK Building System wall panel at 300 mm centres using plasterboard screw fixings, cutting away plasterboard where the wiring is to be situated. Having installed the wiring along with an IEE approved metal guard, mechanically fix the second layer of plasterboard over the first layer using plasterboard screw fixings at 300 mm centres.
Double layer plasterboard is an excellent option, especially if you are building the house to sell on or rent, because there is no service cavity they have a very solid sound unlike some timber frame walls, which often sound hollow.
Option 2 – Single Layer Plasterboard on Timber Battens
Fix 10 mm timber battens at 600 mm centres and install the wiring between them along wi
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