Re: Ugly exterior cable installation
 

What covers are you referring to? Most new build properties are internally wired, or if external then a brown omni box is fitted to the exterior of the building where the internal wiring is terminated.

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I have seen the design drawings and it looks like the colour could cause an issue due to the style of the building. Hopefully the OP has been in touch with CableMyStreet to discuss further.

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OH NO not brown?? :rofl:

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Haha yes they are still brown! Generally on new build houses they are installed against Tan coloured bricks so you hardly notice them, its very uncommon for new build houses to be completely internally wired (Tee extends directly in house to service cupboard then sealed with a gas seal).

Re: Ugly exterior cable installation
 

a rectangle tube fixed to the wall.

Re: Ugly exterior cable installation
 

Do you mean the white plastic conduit?

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its on a block of flats. 4 corner tube fix to the wall running up the building.

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You mean trunking, it will be a cover to protect/hide drop cables running up a building?

If so then this is generally only fitted when a building is prewired or the local installers determine themed to protect the cabling. Very uncommon for this to be used these days. If its for protection then we would use galvanised trunking but if its purely for aesthetics then nothing is used.

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yeah thats it, trunking sorry.. tube :dozey:

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I'd call it conduit ;)

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Conduit would be a closed tube like the protective green conduit used to bury a cable, trunking would be open at one side (like a gutter) to cover a cable attached to a solid surface.

In the days of main build when we block wired buildings externally, we often used a grey/brown trunk to cover the lower 6-8ft of cable that may be exposed on a public footpath. It is generally plastic and offers no real protection but most of the time is about aesthetics, it helps to mask multiple drop cables running up a building.

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In electronics (not electrics) we didn't tend to use much so I've learned something new as to the difference :D

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Haha you have been educated in the proper use of plastic tubes!

So to speak...

:)

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Ahh the voice of reason! Thank you.

The worse bit is still the 8 black coils of wiring nailed to the outside of the building, adjacent to the windows of each flat. Of course - this is something I should of "anticipated". Silly me.

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Blinking Nora. It took you five months to post your reply? :erm: :D

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we seem to have veritable plethora of thread bumping going on these days Chris :D