Electricity in a wooden house: available about the main

The construction of individual houses in our country is gaining popularity every year. And the most common building material is a tree. The choice of this material is due to its characteristics, which are many. But the main drawback of the tree is that higher demands are placed on wooden structures for fire safety, as this material is easily ignited. And this means that an electrician in a wooden house must meet fire safety requirements.

Stages of electrical work in a wooden house

Any private house or cottage is a detached structure. In order for an electrician to function in a wooden house, brick house or a house made of other material, it is necessary to select the wiring equipment with the characteristics corresponding to the results of calculations. And also - to carry out the installation in a qualitative way. The work on the electrical installation of the house is divided into two stages:

- street;

- In-house.

Street wiring

Any wooden house, the construction of which is already completed, can be connected to the power line. More often they are pillars or supports on which power cables are tightened. The street stage of wiring involves connecting the house to these lines.

Connecting the house to the common power lines can be done by air or underground. With the air connection method, the cable is sent from the power line to the house. Directly the cable plant inside the building is carried out through a special metal sleeve. In the house, the cable is connected to the indoor wiring board. For the air way of building connection, the cable is used. Also worth noting that this method is not too time consuming. In addition, it is low-cost.

Underground connection is much more expensive and more labor-consuming than air. With this method of connection from the power line to the house, a trench is dug into the house, into which the cable is laid. For these purposes, an armored cable is used. Despite the cost of installation works and time costs, the underground connection method is more secure, reliable and durable.

In-house wiring

After the switchboard is connected to the power line, an indoor electrician can be installed. In a wooden house they perform both hidden and open wiring.

When installing an open wiring, the cables are attached to the wall. For additional cable insulation and aesthetics, they are placed in cable ducts or corrugations. Such an electrical installation by their own hands is not so difficult (provided that the safety rules are observed).

The situation is much more complicated when the electrician in a wooden house is executed in a hidden form. This installation is very time consuming. Most often it is carried out even at the stage of building a house. The essence of this method is that the logs or bars are drilled through, then through the holes conduct metal pipes, in which the cable will be located. In this case, it is also necessary at the design stage of the house to determine the places for switches, lamps, sockets and other electricians to prepare the channels in the walls for the cable.