I hate lath and plaster ceilings!

[Pete999]

All this talk of how troublesome L&P is, isn't it the job Electricians get paid for, getting over difficulties, not a problem getting fixings in L&P Walls or Ceilings, imo, just use the right screws.

 

[peterhyper]

All this talk of how troublesome L&P is, isn't it the job Electricians get paid for, getting over difficulties, not a problem getting fixings in L&P Walls or Ceilings, imo, just use the right screws.

What are the right screws to use in L&P?

 

[Rosco]

Any of you ever come accross straw and plaster? Ive only once.funI presume it has a propper name... Anyway Its just loads of straw pinned accross joists then plastered... That was fun

Had this in a dentists surgery last year they wanted spots in their waiting rooms, the waiting room floor looked like a barn by the end of the 50th 73mm hole

 

[AJshep]

@peterhyper cant you just use Wood screws just try to hit the laths.
Obviously If it's a heavy light then your need to obviously provide some additional support

@Rosco hope you didnt forget to price for a few spare holesaws after that lot

 

[Pete999]

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What are the right screws to use in L&P?

Screws of the right gauge, so they don't split the lathe when you find one to use as a fixing, such as when I was working we nearly always used a 1 &1/2" No 6 screw as opposed to a No 8 or 10, but of course there are many differing types and sizes these days so, I guess you wouldd need to use a suitable sized screw, I guess what I should have said in my post was "use a suitably sized screw to avoid splitting the Lathe" just so as some people would understand what I was getting at.

 

[buzzlightyear]

not has bad yesterday ,Charlie and plastering bucket. double a boarded the F.F ceiling after I had put the holes in for the down lights.
customer said is that ok ,left a plan of the down lights.
had to chalk line the ceiling again ,could have chocked him with the F.F line. buy the time I had finished it was like crates on the moon .

 

[buzzlightyear]

not has bad yesterday ,Charlie and plastering bucket. double a boarded the F.F ceiling after I had put the holes in for the down lights.
customer said is that ok ,left a plan of the down light.
had to chalk line the ceiling again ,could have chocked him with the F.F line. buy the time I had finished it was like crates on the moon .

 

[buzzlightyear]

What are the right screws to use in L&P

dry wall lined plastering screws ,don't spilt the l&P

 

[Pete999]

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dry wall lined plastering screws ,don't spilt the l&P

Well use them then!

 

[PEG]

What are the right screws to use in L&P?

Ones which go all the way through to the other side...so you can put a cork on it

Sounds implausible,but ask a teenager to put down their phone,and hold the nut on your rear registration plate,while you tighten the bolt,on the front number plate...it is scary how many do not even question this proof of mechanical lacking