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Evening everyone.
I have had a very fulfilling day after finding a nail through a cable on a ring which was touching neutral and earth... however... I also have to fit either a single or double socket to a difficult area.
Previously there were 2 single sockets in seperate dry lining boxes side by side. They were obviously very loose as one side of each box would have nothing to grip on to, they were basically falling out of the wall.
I now have a hole which is vertically the same height as a back box but horizontally slightly longer than a double box (2 x single boxes).
My brain is coming up with a few ideas but I get the feeling I'm missing an obvious solution .
I could make the hole smaller by securing a piece of wood to one side making it the same size as a double box. Keeping the wood slightly inside the plaster so it can be plastered. But.... I'd rather have your opinions?
The void behind the hole is on a sloping roof with absolutely nothing to attach to, so I have to make the most of the single piece of plaster board which forms the wall.
Cheers.
I have had a very fulfilling day after finding a nail through a cable on a ring which was touching neutral and earth... however... I also have to fit either a single or double socket to a difficult area.
Previously there were 2 single sockets in seperate dry lining boxes side by side. They were obviously very loose as one side of each box would have nothing to grip on to, they were basically falling out of the wall.
I now have a hole which is vertically the same height as a back box but horizontally slightly longer than a double box (2 x single boxes).
My brain is coming up with a few ideas but I get the feeling I'm missing an obvious solution .
I could make the hole smaller by securing a piece of wood to one side making it the same size as a double box. Keeping the wood slightly inside the plaster so it can be plastered. But.... I'd rather have your opinions?
The void behind the hole is on a sloping roof with absolutely nothing to attach to, so I have to make the most of the single piece of plaster board which forms the wall.
Cheers.