irishhouse Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) New build in 2022. Consumer unit is in a single storey utility room(off kitchen) that has a pitched roof. This is connected to the 2storey house. From the consumer unit the wires run up in trunking into the ceiling of the utility. A section of the ceiling board was just cut out and obviously a noticeable breeze in coming down(the hole in ceiling board)from the venting which is in the soffit vents. 1)Is this an acceptable way to bring wires by just cutting a rectangular hole and not attempting some form of airtightness/insulation to minimise the breeze coming down the hole in ceiling board? 2)can rockwool type insulation be placed to fill the hole and reduce the cold/breeze coming in? 3)Can rockwool be put throughout the trunking ? 3)any other comments/observations worth noting? See attached pictures Edited March 7, 2023 by irishhouse spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, irishhouse said: New build in 2022. Consumer unit is in a single storey utility room(off kitchen) that has a pitched roof. This is connected to the 2storey house. From the consumer unit the wires run up in trunking into the ceiling of the utility. A section of the ceiling board was just cut out and obviously a noticeable breeze in coming down(the hole in ceiling board)from the venting which is in the soffit vents. 1)Is this an acceptable way to bring wires by just cutting a rectangular hole and not attempting some form of airtightness/insulation to minimise the breeze coming down the hole in ceiling board? 2)can rockwool type insulation be placed to fill the hole and reduce the cold/breeze coming in? 3)Can rockwool be put throughout the trunking ? 3)any other comments/observations worth noting? See attached pictures I wouldn't get too upset, as most trades know little or nothing about airtightness, in fairness. To solve this, all you need is a squirt of Illbruck 330 foam and it's job done 10 minute fix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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