2nd fixing should but oh no.....

[Squid]

"make" you mean they bend the flanges off fast fixes and then repackage them as their own?

Meant like trimless lights.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Anyone had problems with these slimline fittings,they are so slim,I just can’t get my head round it.
They are not fitting correctly to the wall,looks like these walls need to be flat,not happy with them at all

next time get a sample and see how much the back box needs too back in the wall ,possible to next door . try euro light next time .

 

[ipf]

usually you need a 35mm back box and a perfectly flat wall surface.

No need with those, tel, used loads with existing 25mm b boxes, Class stuff......as long as the wall's flat.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Flat plate looks gash imo.

 

[ipf]

Flat looks gash imo.

I must admit, I always like a good bra full.

 

[elsparko]

I must admit, I always like a good bra full.

 

[cliffed]

Thanks,looks like I’m gonna struggle explaining to the client.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I agree with NGD electrics. I use the ones which actually screw to the back box. Generally the faceplates in the OP's post work ok, but like everyone is saying if the wall is not flat (which can often be the case in an older property, farmhouse etc etc) then they can be impossible to get on properly.

 

[elsparko]

I agree with NGD electrics. I use the ones which actually screw to the back box. Generally the faceplates in the OP's post work ok, but like everyone is saying if the wall is not flat (which can often be the case in an older property, farmhouse etc etc) then they can be impossible to get on properly.

3 steading conversions that the customer hired exclusively eastern europeans due to costs

not a single corner was 90*, more like around 80-100* corners, the roofs were also sloping (unintended), bits of the roof also sagged

the wiring was a joke, cables missing from switches, incomplete rings , every single switch must have been lowered aswell because every cable was jointed into connector blocks and singles taken from the connector into the switch backbox, no extra length on the cables either

cant comment on the plumbing works but i imagine they were much the same, so its not exclusive to older properties LOL

when nobody would sign it off he was obliged to get the pro's in, doubt he made any profit.

 

[Phil Thompson]

Detest all flatplate stuff.

 

[cprfenom]

I have just finished a job that an electrician walked from that had the same brand. They look so bad. Sure the wall has to be flat and you do need a 35mm backbox, but even with that the finish is awful.

 

[123]

Is it not GET brand that has been rebadged.

It is. I dunno why @elsparko felt the need to give a dumb. Perhaps you need to get a 2 year old to draw a picture so he can understand it?

 

[Strima]

I've used these in the past when the wall isn't perfectly flat.

Socket Surround double 3mm 16 Colours Acrylic Finger Plate Light Switch Plug | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Socket-Surround-double-3mm-16-Colours-Acrylic-Finger-Plate-Light-Switch-Plug/231500937080?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=530754093604&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[123]

@Midwest in post #20 hit the nail on the head. There is so little movement you can do with these plates. Click Definity is the same.

I fitted out a kitchen with them once, never again. Laser level set the boxes through the lugs as normal, it took a good extra couple of hours to clean out the back boxes more than normal and still a total nightmare to get everything level and straight.

Also agree with @Leesparkykent that they look gash. For the extra money they cost and the extra work to install them I wouldn't have screwless flat plate near me. And standard screwed flat plate is even worse looking...it bends and bows and even on a nice flat wall you can see the silly gasket type thing the manufacturer has behind the plate.

 

[Toneyz]

It is. I dunno why @elsparko felt the need to give a dumb. Perhaps you need to get a 2 year old to draw a picture so he can understand it?

2 dumbs and an old --- for tat (basically anything I posted within that last five minutes) as I gave his unrelated picture that nobody remarked on that a dumb these pictures and videos have no relevance and just puts the thread off topic.

 

[Phil Thompson]

I show click deco to customers and they generally all like it. Satin Chrome with black insert. I like how the switch modules are interchangeable and can add dimmer beside a switch in a 3G plate.

Those that don’t like black go for the grey BG Nexus range instead.

Out of all the flat plate stuff I’ve ever fitted, the Home Bargains stuff was by far the best to fit. Still looked like crap imo lol

 

[elsparko]

its when youve got a dual box with 2x sw/fuses and the plates never sit flush with eachother without spending a lifetime to get them to sit right

 

[Phil Thompson]

its when youve got a dual box with 2x sw/fuses and the plates never sit flush with eachother without spending a lifetime to get them to sit right

That’s what a wallpaper scraper is for, the really broad one.

 

[NDG Elecs]

Will re do this message!!

 

[NDG Elecs]

Mods, why is my writing above below underlined and linking to Midwest's profile?

I'm confused.com...!