Electrical cord coverup?
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Hi,
We're buying a new house with an "open concept" living room. The builder (in all his cheapness) didn't put in any floor outlets. The only electrical outlets are far away from where the furniture should "float" (thanks to a 16' glass wall). Since it's built on a slab and already has wood flooring, adding an outlet would be a huge deal. Does anybody have any suggestions for getting electricity to the middle of a room and safely disguising the cords? I hate the idea of just running the cord across the floor (Can you say trip hazard, not to mention unsightly?). Any ideas?
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Yes, my friend had a similar problem like yours. Have electricity box put in under the sofa where it can't be seen and your lamps cords go to the back of the sofa and under and add lamp cord fabric on the cords that match your center oriental rug. Just a thought and hope all turns out perfect 😎
Laurel Bern, interior designer site has cordless lamps. These lamps are gorgeous but expensive. Frankly, I would google a diy on cordless lamps with good lighting and do it myself.
Home Depot sells wire casing in many colors that hide wires, you can run wire on the wall up the ceiling. Not designer elegant but sure beats busting the slab.
Have you spoken to the builder or an electrician? I would think that if the floors are installed over beams and not directly on the slab they should be able to lift some boards and run power outlets to the center of the room. This was really stupid on the builder's part and I'd ask him for a solution at his expense.
Ridiculous! So it's a glue down installation over concrete? I had that done in a high rise condo, 4 floors up, so it was far less a concern. What happens with inevitable expansion and contraction due to temperature and humidity changes? Is he offering you any warranty that the floors won't heave?
Wonderful and the only other thing is to add decorative columns if your room if they can hold then and run cord from ceiling through the columns, just a thought. Good luck 😉
Isn't it possible to cut a channel for conduit into the concrete with some type of masonry saw? Seems reasonable. Columns good too, but cordless lights least permanent alternative, to keep your "concept open" to change.
Not sure if this will help, but we live in a 115 year old home which was built before electricity came here. At some point it was retrofitted with electricity and in many rooms the electrical wire was run behind the baseboards, if you have such. You can cut a channel into the baseboards, lay the wire and even mount the receptacle on the baseboard. Good luck