Decorative Electricity G.E.H.Gordon 1891

Page 23

THE INSTALLATION.

the installation

is

not such a simple matter

with a careful, responsible firm

can

it

;

still

but

be

thoroughly well accomplished.

In the case of a decorated house the master should himself go into the details of the proposed wiring, that he

may

understand

how

it

to be done,

is

and that no unsightly casings, roughly painted or covered with wall-paper, should run up the walls or across the ceilings, and in such a house the firm

employed should be made responsible

damage done

any

for

to ceilings, walls, or cornices.

It is

wonderful what an experienced electrical work-

man can

" threadling,"

accomplish,

as

it

technically called, the wires round cornices

is

and

carved wood-work, and between ceilings, so that

when

the installation

is

finished

even an experienced eye

it is

impossible for

to detect the path of the

electric wires to the lamps.

In undecorated houses the estimate should be

made

inclusive.

should not be

The left to

plastering and

making good

the decorator, but the

work


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.