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  1. Gavin John Hyde

    Different types of plaster in ceilings

    Been installing downlights today in a kitchen and dining room. nothing fancy electrically speaking but a pain in backside as one part is new the other old. The new is bog standard plaster board. the old is lath and plaster. Using charcoal in the plaster so its like concrete. makes repairing the...
  2. P

    I hate lath and plaster ceilings!

    I balls up this week because amongst other jobs I quoted to move a ceiling light for a customer, and having done lots of work in houses nearby with standard platerboard ceilings I assumed this was the same (big mistake). What a nightmare it was filling in the holes as there was no access from...
  3. S

    Solid plaster partition walls with straw inside:fixing boxes?

    Came across these yesterday and wondered if anyone on here has seen them.Solid plaster with horizontal strands of straw inside.I finished up cutting the holes with a multisaw then driving 75mm screws thro the sides of the twin metal boxes,since plastic plugs were useless.Never seen these walls...
  4. J

    Wires buried in plaster vs oval conduit

    We have recently had some electrical work done in our house and the electrician simply clipped the cables to the wall which was later plastered. When I have done similar wiring myself (before the current regulations - I do have a degree in Electrical Engineering) I have always used oval PVC...
  5. S

    Astro plaster in down lights..

    Hay guys new here... I'm going to been given some plaster in down lights to fit by my client. They are made by Astro. Has any body any experience with these fittings. I've fitted the Collingwood version many times. They are a 2 part fitting Bezal and an led unit with built in driver connecting...
  6. T

    1st fix protection from plaster

    Good afternoon ladies and gents... I was talking to my plasterer and he mentioned a plastic cover for back boxes to pop on after the first fix.i will be working with this plasterer regularly so i want to make both our lives easier. Do you kind people have any ideas as to what they are called as...
    • taranjit singh
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    • 1st fix box plaster protection
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. FatAlan

    Fill me in please!

    What fillers do folks find easiest to use for filling in around minor works like chiselling into walls for back boxes etc?
  8. G

    Safe Zones, 230yr Old Cottage

    Hi New here and hoping someone may be able to provide some advice. I'm not a novice from a wiring perspective but from a regs perspective I haven't got a clue. I will also be engaging an electrician for a load of works but need to do some prep work as part of renovation and route planning. I...
  9. R

    Just had full rewire done, cables very close to surface or coming through skim

    we just had a full rewire done on a 1920's property. Electrics been completed and signed off with certificate. Making good on wall chase areas done by plasterer hired by electrician. We have just come to decorating and found that in a few areas the cables haven't been chased deep enough and are...
    • rich888
    • Thread
    • cable cables close coming plaster plasterer rewire surface through
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. J

    Cutting 300mm hole in lath and plaster ceiling?

    I have to fit a condensation control fan (PIV) into the hall ceiling. The hole needs to be about 300mm and the ceiling is lath and plaster! Any tips for cutting the ceiling without damaging the surrounding lath and plaster? Cheers
    • john999uk
    • Thread
    • ceiling cutting plaster using
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. C

    Drilled through a cable embedded in plaster, easy fix?

    Hi there Been a bit of a pillock and drilled through a cable when putting a shelf up. It powers the ceiling light in my kitchen and nothing else (pretty sure anyway). I've gone through the live wire but not the earth which is still safely encased in it's sheath. There's a small gap between...
    • cgfw201
    • Thread
    • cable electrician going plaster through
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. J

    Isolating electrical sockets in preparation for removal of plaster for damp work

    Hi, I am having internal damp work done and have been asked been asked by the contractor to prepare by isolating the electrical wall sockets and removing the faceplates and sockets. I have 3 double, surface mounted sockets to isolate. There is a short section of trunking from the floor boards...
    • joe99
    • Thread
    • blocks damp electrical electrical work isolating plaster removal sockets work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. P

    Stud Detector recommendation

    Hi Guys My colleague and I are currently looking to purchase a new stud detector but at the moment are struggling to find one that will detect stud, and cables through plaster skim and concrete. Could anyone help with recommending a detector they use that will pick up stud, conduit and cables...
  14. J

    lathe and plaster and downlights!!!

    Any tips on cutting 76mm holes (20+) for LED downlights in L+P ceilings?? brand new 76mm yellow starrett cutter and 36v drill.....barely scratched the surface on ONE hole and the teeth are already near blunt! cheers guys
  15. E

    Lathe & plaster walls

    What do you do when the builder is being a cheap &@?! and won't pull them out? I either chisel a bit out of the uprights or get a bit of wood that spans between both. Any other ideas that don't involve a 16mm back box?!
  16. D

    Channelling cables in the plaster of ceilings

    I have been doing some subbying work for an NICEIC approved sparks. He will channel out the plaster of ceilings to run new cables in. For example, today there was on light in a ceiling in an corridor and we were removing this and replacing with 4 spotlights. So the spark said to take out the...
  17. G

    Weird painting problem in a bedroom where a cable is below/buried in the plaster

    We have just repainted our spare bedroom with our normal emulsion paint and noted a vertical streak from the ceiling down to a socket. We repainted over the streak but the streak reappeared. I used my cable detector and established that the cable run was directly under the streak. The streak...
    • greeny
    • Thread
    • bedroom cable plaster problem weird where
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. cliffed

    Lathe plaster ceilings

    Fitting of recess led lights into lathe/plaster ceiling,becoming a right pain.Holes were drilled during 1st fix with hole cutter to suit size.When inserting fitting,springs take out load of plaster,which actually just falls away,so looks crap.Decorators not too pleased,lighting consultant also...
  19. M

    Best tool for finding wood ,wires,metals behind plaster boards

    hayy whats the best tools for finding woods , cables , metals etc behind plaster bored im fed up of drilling a hole to find beams etc, thanks guys -mike
  20. R

    Type of 3 Phase supply cable?

    Hi, Iv found a 3 phase supply cable in the basement of a restaurant. It had been plastered over and I'm curious if this type of cable is legal. It had been installed a long time ago but is Red, Yellow and blue phase colours, it obviously has pvc covering over the copper, then half of the...

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