[Spod]

I have a room whereby I want to move the powered wall socket from near the ceiling to skirting board level and about 3' over.

Trouble is it's plasterboard and I'm pretty sure it's filled with some kind on insulation and what about wooden supports within the wall?

[stevelup]

You have to follow the 'safe zones', and you can't have any joins in the cable that are inaccessible unless you crimp or solder them and sleeve with heat-shrink. On that basis, it's unlikely you will be able to do what you are trying to do just by poking a wire across.

It's a bit odd to have a socket near the ceiling? What was it used for?

Is it upstairs or downstairs, and do you have access to the floor above? You would be better off dropping cables straight down to the new location, and doing any reconnecting above. If the existing socket is on the ring main, you could leave it where it is and make the new socket a spur. Alternatively, you will need to extend the ring by running two cables to the new socket.

Steve

[Spod]

I'm not sure why it's there or so high up but it's a fused socket (one with the red light when on), it must of been put in by the previous house owner and I just happen to want a socket near it

It's upstairs and I'm pretty sure the water tank is right above it in the middle of the loft, I thought I might have to drop down a cable from above.

Need to go cable and access hunting

[IanW]

Go careful when relocating sockets and switches. Cables should run either vertically or horizontally from a socket or switch, you should never deviate from this. It ensures that someone later does not put a screw or nail through the cable in the wall; as you should never drive anything into a wall either above / below or to the side of a socket or switch.

Ian.