Joining wires

[Montycaboodle]

Hi All

Had a bit of an accident yesterday, drilled through a main power cable, blew the fuse at the main fuse box.
Question
I rewired the fuse in the main fuse box (15 amp) Then i chiseled out the wall to find out the damage done to the wire when i drilled through the wall, i need to replace a section of cable from the point i damaged to the socket it runs to, if i can do this what would be the best thing to use, a junction box, or connecting blocks.
Why i am asking this is that to trace the wire all the way back to the junction box it is connected to, i would have to chisel out the wall for about 4 feet, then lift the t & G floor boards in my daughters bedroom.
I hope i can connect the cable in one of the two ways that i have suggested, or it looks like a long job.

 

[Adam_151]

You'll have to crimp it, using proper rachet crimers, and enclose it in a chocbox, you'll have to get some slack in the cable to do this, which shouldn't be a problem as long as its under capping, but if its just pastered in, there will be a problem.

 

[andy]

youll have to crimp it and wrap with self amalgamating tape to make waterproof for when plaster goes on.

also, you should have repaired the fault BEFORE replacing fuse

 

[Montycaboodle]

Thank's
Adam-151 and Andy, for your prompt replies, looks like i will be doing some work this weekend.
Andy looking at it now, i should have repaired it before replacing the fuse.
Thanks again lad's

 

[ban-all-sheds]

OOI - why did you not know the cable was there?

 

[delmel]

so easily done, fitting new kitchen at home traced all the cables first mounted the units fine then had to put a secondary fixing in one unit, just about to drill and remembered cable in that area and avoided just in time. That would have ****ed me off.