We've just made a cloakroom out of a utility room on our single skin 
extension.  Had plastering done and all finished.  Unfortunately we've both 
realised that our light switch is a wall mounted one and, with two children, 
are pretty sure that this is not a safe option to have along with a sink and 
a toilet.

My question, if anyone can help, is what can we do to rectify our problem? 
Do we have to chase out our newly plastered wall to install a pulley on the 
ceiling (it will have to be done if there is no alternative) or is there 
anything we can purchase that can be used in conjunction with or replace the 
wall mounted switch without having to move it?

I hope I make sense, and your assistance would be very much appreciated.

K

abc wrote:

> We've just made a cloakroom out of a utility room on our single skin 
> extension.  Had plastering done and all finished.  Unfortunately we've both 
> realised that our light switch is a wall mounted one and, with two children, 
> are pretty sure that this is not a safe option to have along with a sink and 
> a toilet.
> 
> My question, if anyone can help, is what can we do to rectify our problem? 
> Do we have to chase out our newly plastered wall to install a pulley on the 
> ceiling (it will have to be done if there is no alternative) or is there 
> anything we can purchase that can be used in conjunction with or replace the 
> wall mounted switch without having to move it?
> 
> I hope I make sense, and your assistance would be very much appreciated.
> 
> K 
> 
> 

Couldn't you drill through the wall and mount the light switch on the 
outside of the room, depending you layout off course

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In article <4P1se.28749$Vj3.9555@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
	"abc"  writes:

> We've just made a cloakroom out of a utility room on our single skin 
> extension.  Had plastering done and all finished.  Unfortunately we've both 
> realised that our light switch is a wall mounted one and, with two children, 
> are pretty sure that this is not a safe option to have along with a sink and 
> a toilet.
> 
> My question, if anyone can help, is what can we do to rectify our problem? 
> Do we have to chase out our newly plastered wall to install a pulley on the 
> ceiling (it will have to be done if there is no alternative) or is there 
> anything we can purchase that can be used in conjunction with or replace the 
> wall mounted switch without having to move it?


There's no requirement in the regs for a pull-cord operated switch
unless the room has a bath or shower in it. However, if you want
something more waterproof than a regular switch, you could fit an
outdoor switch in the same position.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

"abc"  wrote in message
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> We've just made a cloakroom out of a utility room on our single skin
> extension.  Had plastering done and all finished.  Unfortunately we've
> both realised that our light switch is a wall mounted one and, with two
> children, are pretty sure that this is not a safe option to have along
> with a sink and a toilet.
>
> My question, if anyone can help, is what can we do to rectify our problem?
> Do we have to chase out our newly plastered wall to install a pulley on
> the ceiling (it will have to be done if there is no alternative) or is
> there anything we can purchase that can be used in conjunction with or
> replace the wall mounted switch without having to move it?
>
> I hope I make sense, and your assistance would be very much appreciated.


Assuming existing wiring to switch goes up into ceiling space, could you 
access
it from above, and hence leave the existing wall cabling in place but 
disconnected?  Then just replace wall switch with blanking plate.  (Or 
polyfilla...!)

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Martin

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