Packing out back boxes

Longers · Mar 30, 2019

I have chased out some 35mm and 47mm metal back boxes into some walls made up of granite and mud. Some of the chases have gone too deep and was wondering what people use to pack out the boxes and to even them where the chased out box is uneven?

Cheers

SparkySy · Mar 31, 2019

Had that the other day on an old cottage, rcd kept tripping low n-e insulation resistance found it on a badly corroded socket and box

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Rpa07 · Mar 31, 2019

Low expansion foam with a Fischer gun and a spray bottle to halt the expansion. Love the stuff.

SparkySy · Mar 31, 2019

I'm not allowed near expanding foam after an incident involving the Mrs and a considerable amount of it in her hair trying to do a camper van conversion

buzzlightyear · Mar 31, 2019

SparkySy said:
I'm not allowed near expanding foam after an incident involving the Mrs and a considerable amount of it in her hair

did your Mrs look like that ,LOL,a bad hair day or what .

SparkySy · Mar 31, 2019

Yeah that looks similar to what happened. My Mrs is a damn sight better looking though!!

Rpa07 · Mar 31, 2019

Let’s hope so - I even think that might be a bloke!
Is that A+E or a hardware store?

SparkySy said:
Yeah that looks similar to what happened. My Mrs is a damn sight better looking though!!

buzzlightyear · Mar 31, 2019

Eastern European woman 'confuses builder’s foam with her hair mousse' | Daily Mail Online - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3253557/The-ultimate-bad-hair-day-Woman-ends-hospital-confusing-builder-s-foam-hair-mousse.html

HappyHippyDad · Mar 31, 2019

Pete999 said:
Compo every time

Sometimes Clegg

buzzlightyear · Mar 31, 2019

happyhippydad said:
Sometimes Clegg

ipf · Mar 31, 2019

Pete999 said:
Could be but this Compo was nothing more than a strong Mortar mix.

Anything with more than one ingredient is a compound...as with pyro compound...….but don't use that cos it'll take an age to solidify

Get some long 3.5's.

ipf · Mar 31, 2019

ipf said:
Anything with more than one ingredient is a compound...as with pyro compound...….but don't use that cos it'll take an age to solidify
Could sort some bonding out......but only water, no gas.
Get some long 3.5's.

telectrix · Mar 31, 2019

Pete999 said:
Compo every time

Rpa07 · Mar 31, 2019

That’s a nice selfie Tel - and what I always imagined you to look like!

telectrix said:
View attachment 48590

davesparks · Mar 31, 2019

happyhippydad said:
Well I'm going to show off now and say I have never had to do that

When I see the brick/stone crumbling behind the back box I do the following...

1. Panic.
2. Slowly stop panicking.
3. Slow everything down and become very gentle with the remaining brick.
4. Drill new holes in the back box itself if needed, where I know there is good brick behind.
5. Drill out new holes in the remaining brick, starting with a smaller drill bit and working up, preferably not with hammer action.
6. Huge sigh of relief when 2 of the screws take a firm hold!
7. Cup of tea.

8. Receive -------ing from the foreman/site agent etc for taking forever to fit one box.

telectrix · Mar 31, 2019

Rpa07 said:
That’s a nice selfie Tel - and what I always imagined you to look like!

sadly, he's better looking than me. a bit greyer maybe, but al least i'm still alive.

.

Rpa07 · Mar 31, 2019

buzzlightyear said:

There’s nought denyin’ that were a crackin’ show!

telectrix · Mar 31, 2019

loads of other good shows back then...minder, fools &horses dad's army, and loads more.now we have all this imported, septic crap. friends, and other daft yankee drivel

Pete999 · Mar 31, 2019

telectrix said:
loads of other good shows back then...minder, fools &horses dad's army, and loads more.now we have all this imported, septic crap. friends, and other daft yankee drivel

Septic Crap, like it, be careful though the PC brigade may get upset.

Rpa07 · Mar 31, 2019

It’s the dumb English reality shows, now that is drivel and good for absolutely nothing but dumbing down society!

telectrix said:
loads of other good shows back then...minder, fools &horses dad's army, and loads more.now we have all this imported, septic crap. friends, and other daft yankee drivel

telectrix · Mar 31, 2019

Pete999 said:
Septic Crap, like it, be careful though the PC brigade may get upset.

the PC brigade can stick their upsets up their snowflake, gender neutral arses. i don't give a bugger.

Pete999 · Mar 31, 2019

telectrix said:
the PC brigade can stick their upsets up their snowflake, gender neutral arses. i don't give a bugger.

Right I'll shut up then Mate.

telectrix · Mar 31, 2019

my comment was no way directed at you pete, but at the cancerous pc brigade that want to turn us all into gender neutral zombies.remind you of the Borg?

Pete999 · Mar 31, 2019

telectrix said:
my comment was no way directed at you pete, but at the cancerous pc brigade that want to turn us all into gender neutral zombies.remind you of the Borg?

I know Tel I was only joking.

HappyHippyDad · Mar 31, 2019

davesparks said:
8. Receive -------ing from the foreman/site agent etc for taking forever to fit one box.

9. Remind invisible foreman that's he's not real and just a figment of your previous professions imagination and now you can work as slowly, meticulously, autonomously and as happily as you like

10. Remind DS to say thankyou for taking the time to reply to his question regarding 2700K tape (albeit late and probably no help due to that fact).

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