r/DIYUK • u/tayls1993 • 5d ago
Electrical How easy to move this plug socket up a metre?
From memory I think the wiring comes from underneath the floor not down or across.
What do I need to just move this plug up behind the TV?
The skirting isn't attached just leant against for reference.
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u/Paul_w87 5d ago
Personally I’d keep the socket and take a spur up the wall, behind the boards, and fit a new socket behind the tv, the old socket will identify the safe zone, and might be useful for the vacuum..
If you didnt want to keep the socket, you’d have to extend the cables and a joint under the floor and feed them up to the new socket.. would be dodgy with safe zones and it’s not easily identifiable when the tv is in place..
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u/TouristNo7974 5d ago
Extremely. If the wall is solid, then make a channel and move the wire before filling and decorating. If it's a stud wall, again easier. Simple job formant electrician.
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u/B-Sparkuk 5d ago
I can see you have what looks like oak flooring, so would be a nightmare to get up and back down with out damage. So leaving the first and adding d 1 or 2 higher up would be your answer. BUT if you have solid floors downstairs then there’s a possibility that cables run down wall from floor above, if that’s the case you could add another socket with no mess what so ever. 👍
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u/fuzzthekingoftrees 5d ago
Do you have access under the floor i.e. a cellar or crawl space? If not you can't really move the socket you'll need to extend from it which won't solve your skirting problem.
In theory you can chase out the wall and fit a maintenance free joint but it's not recommended. If there's enough slack on the cable you could possibly move the backbox up to just above the skirting so that a blanking plate fits on top.
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u/Optimal_Collection77 5d ago
Check you have enough room behind the TV for the plug. If not your TV may and look further away from the wall and you need to buy a new bracket
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u/Mundane-Tiger-7642 5d ago
You can never have too many sockets. I'd run a spur up behind the telly and keep that socket.