ᐅ Electrical installation done properly? Experiences?

Hello everyone,

Our house was built in 2014, and as is often the case, unnecessary telephone cables were installed (we bought the house only after completion, so we had no influence during the construction). I would now like to replace the telephone cables with proper network cables, but I was somewhat surprised by how the cables come out of the ceiling in the basement.

I am curious whether this already counts as a defect or is still considered acceptable. Apparently, the entire cable bundle (electrical and telephone cables tangled together) was roughly sealed around the hole in the ceiling with filler, so I would first need to chip that away. To be honest, I have no idea what to expect behind it.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks for any feedback and best regards,
Jens

It looked no different in my last two houses either.

In our case, the cables also come out of the ceiling.

I am missing the empty conduit.

Bookstar schrieb:
I'm missing the conduit there.

I would first find out whether the telephone cable is actually inside a conduit. Remove the telephone socket and check!

hanse987 schrieb:
I would first find out whether the telephone cable is actually in an empty conduit. Remove the telephone socket and check!

So far, it looks like it might be. You can’t see much once the socket is removed, but when I move the cable, I can hear it hitting against plastic running up the wall. So it’s likely an empty conduit.