Yeah, wildly different regs to UK, aren't they. I've read the Norme until Im blue in the face - and the company I'm engaging is happy to let me do the non-electrical stuff. Almost every wall of every room is going to have stud walling so passing the sleeves behind is a doddle.

I heard one story a while back about a UK couple who bought a renovation project in the Limousin - imported their own UK builders, electricians, the whole team - and were rather ticked off when their insurance company made them take the whole lot down and start over.

(An urban granny, most certainly, but IMHO a sad reflection of some of the types who come over...)

Regards

Mick Dyer