mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
There's a lot more people here who are far more experienced with tools and wiring and stuff than I am, so I throw myself onto your advice.
I think there's a fault on the lighting wiring in between the ceiling and the floor. One of the inset spotlights is flickering and when I remove the bulb and hood, I can see what looks like a damaged wire, possibly from the previous owner failing to install the heatproof hood correctly (I wasn't happy when I found that a few years ago). The floorboard above is large 6ftx3ft boards nailed down (I was hoping it was screwed down). Would you try to do it as a sort of keyhole surgery through the spotlight hole (hoping there's enough slack in the cable to pull the damaged section out and possibly splice), try to lift the floorboard with a huge crowbar or by chipping around the nail heads to get a claw hammer in, cut an access panel into the floor, or surrender and call in an electrician? (And will the electrician offer me the same choice between lifting boards and cutting an access?) Thanks in advance for any opinions.
I think there's a fault on the lighting wiring in between the ceiling and the floor. One of the inset spotlights is flickering and when I remove the bulb and hood, I can see what looks like a damaged wire, possibly from the previous owner failing to install the heatproof hood correctly (I wasn't happy when I found that a few years ago). The floorboard above is large 6ftx3ft boards nailed down (I was hoping it was screwed down). Would you try to do it as a sort of keyhole surgery through the spotlight hole (hoping there's enough slack in the cable to pull the damaged section out and possibly splice), try to lift the floorboard with a huge crowbar or by chipping around the nail heads to get a claw hammer in, cut an access panel into the floor, or surrender and call in an electrician? (And will the electrician offer me the same choice between lifting boards and cutting an access?) Thanks in advance for any opinions.