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as title. a bit od splodging in the gunge, done by yours truly:
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With a little bit of practice and a bit more alcohol to steady your hand it could be almost perfect!
I thought you were meant to fill the knock out boxes half full of plaster as well?
my workmate is very loud and can be anoying.The plasterer on a job i'm doing at the moment came to price up last night at about 8pm, already up to a 12 hour day and he chirped up "not to question your workmanship pal but can you cut your cables back and tuck em into the back boxes so i can plaster them in.......
You can imagine my reply....
Good job.
I have just finished filling the chases at my house. I used hard wall as a backing coat and a product called "easy fill" to finish. The "easy fill" sands down so easy and leaves a perfect finish. Now they are painted they are impossible to see.
as title. a bit od splodging in the gunge, done by yours truly:
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is that the faint reflection of white pvc capping beneath that plaster coat ?
if it is , i suggest you exit now before i rip the --- out of this thread.........
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I am ??
Where have i been ??
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is that the faint reflection of white pvc capping beneath that plaster coat ?
if it is , i suggest you exit now before i rip the --- out of this thread.........
;-)
What's the problem with plastic capping ?
Personally I'd use oval conduit in chases as they only have to be half as wide then
anyway, where the capping can be seen, there is just about 1mm for a skim with finish. so ner, ner.i'm moving on in disgust...........
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I use a metabo chasing machine that cuts a chase 25mm wide and 25 mm deep , then remove the middle with a chisel in the multi drill , then install cables in 20mm round conduit with conduit just into the 20mm holes in metal boxes , plaster with one coat plaster and reskim and smooth of with trowel and water spray , , this leaves the conduit 5mm below surface , when I'm finished its ready for decoration ...
I find that anything less than 5mm may cause the plaster to crack if too thin in the future..
ideal method when you can do it. not recommended for a lived in house though. enough dust to fill a skip.
i do mine about 30mm wide. thats a little bigger than my cold chisel lol.i dont understand why we need to cut chases out deep enough to bury conduit for a house rewire ?
seems like alot of unnecessary work and mess when you can just chop back plaster and clip direct.
i dont understand why we need to cut chases out deep enough to bury conduit for a house rewire ?
seems like alot of unnecessary work and mess when you can just chop back plaster and clip direct.
i dont understand why we need to cut chases out deep enough to bury conduit for a house rewire ?
seems like alot of unnecessary work and mess when you can just chop back plaster and clip direct.
the main reason i use tube or capping is to facilitate rewiring of a drop if some muppet drills or nails it.
my stepdad is an engineer but a thick one.and how many times in say , the last 5 years , have you been called back to a domestic job you've rewired where a cable that is within the permitted zones , has been drilled through ?
im gonna guess its not often enough to justify automatically installing conduit on every job you do.........
I thought you were meant to fill the knock out boxes half full of plaster as well?
I thought you were meant to fill the knock out boxes half full of plaster as well?
ugh I know what you mean
the last job i was on chasing down problems i found 4 boxes completely filled with plaster. spent quite a bit of time entertaining my apprentice with some very colourful language:cuss: :furious3: LOL.
the main reason i use tube or capping is to facilitate rewiring of a drop if some muppet drills or nails it.
plasterboard straight to brick then wall paper, job done"plasterers , who needs them ?"
well anyone who doesnt fancy wall papering over bare brick :-D
"plasterers , who needs them ?"
well anyone who doesnt fancy wall papering over bare brick :-D
Dot nd dab by the bodgers then tape and paint by the splodgers, no need for muck spreaders
The plasterer on a job i'm doing at the moment came to price up last night at about 8pm, already up to a 12 hour day and he chirped up "not to question your workmanship pal but can you cut your cables back and tuck em into the back boxes so i can plaster them in.......
You can imagine my reply....
i dont understand why we need to cut chases out deep enough to bury conduit for a house rewire ?
seems like alot of unnecessary work and mess when you can just chop back plaster and clip direct.
i do mine about 30mm wide. thats a little bigger than my cold chisel lol.
clip down wall and job done (boss wont pay for conduit when we do houses, the work is just to keep us busy)
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