Hallo zusammen,
Ich habe darüber nachgedacht, diesen 2-cm-Nagel in die Wand zu stecken, um ein Poster aufzuhängen. Wahrscheinlich überdenke ich zu viel, aber ich würde gerne wissen, ob ich die Wand auf elektrische Kabel prüfen sollte, bevor ich sie einhämmere. Oder ist das wegen der Größe des Nagels unerheblich und nur zum Bohren wichtig?
Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht xD
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback!
EDIT: OK, ICH VERSTEHE, DASS DIE ÜBERPRÜFUNG DER ELEKTRISCHEN KABEL EIN MUSS IST. KÖNNTEN SIE VIELLEICHT EMPFEHLEN SIE A GÜNSTIGES GERÄT, MIT DEM ICH DIES IN MEINEN WÄNDEN ERKENNEN KANN?
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Von Livid-Animator24
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You should always check for cables in any instance where you are nailing or drilling a wall.
But cables usually run in straight paths, so as long as you are not nailing it straight above/to the side of an outlet or switch, it should be fine.
Edit: or below… I mean, usually my outlets are low and I don’t see myself nailing anything underneat them, but other comments mentioned and I guess it makes sense to highlight it just in case.
when placing the electric cables there is like a strict rule in germany ( so I was told when I drilled in the wall for my curtains)
so check for where your sockets are, the wires should go in a straight line up and at the top they meet so if ur not putting the nail right underneath a socket you should be fine
As a rule of thump. Do not drill or hammer nails in a wall, directly above, below or perpendicular in a straight line to a power outlet or light switch.
I hammered drilled and screwed countless things into walls here, and never, even once hit a cable.
Sticky tape if its really a poster
Yes, especially (but not exclusively) if you are near the „[Installationszone](https://www.sanier.de/elektroinstallation/installationszonen)“.
Look where the existing plug outlets in the room are, as well as where any light fixtures come out of the ceiling. Now imagine the shortest lines connecting them to each other. Most of the time, that’s where the wires will be. Go at least 10cm to the side and you should be fine.
As a rule, the plaster alone is 1.5 to 2 cm thick. There are guidelines regarding where electrical wiring may be routed. Horizontally, it should be about 30 cm above the floor (at outlet height) or 30 cm below the ceiling. If a cable needs to be routed from the bottom up (for light switches or wall sconces), it must follow a straight vertical line. You’ll be fine as long as you don’t hammer your nail into the spots I mentioned
If you don’t want to burn down your flat, then yes, it’s better to check whether there are any cables.
Yes
Kind of always yes, but like the other guy said, look up Installationszone. But there is always a chance some lazy guy ignored them.
Who nails a Poster to the wall?! Get a pack of blue tack instead.
That’s 1,8cm..
The question is, how do you want to check for cables? Depending on where you live (and how old your building is), the cable/pipe checkers (e.g. from Bosch) don’t really work. I did the same in my apartment and they showed that there are cables/pipes everywhere in a wall.
Ideally, yes, you’d check. Realistically, you might not have a good option for that. Check where your outlets are, and if you’re not drilling above one, you have a pretty good chance of no cables running through there.
I was personally much more worried about water pipes in a wall, which might be in some unexpected places.