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The walls in my house are plastered block work. If I were to add a spurred socket that will be approx 5m from the original is it possible to clip the cable to the wall? I don't want to chase it in and the misus is not keep on trunking. I'm sure that the plaster will just break away with clips??
 
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Yes I got 2.5mm twin and earth clipping from B & Q tried putting one in the wall and it just broke straight out leaving a little hole.

You thought wrong mate.
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You could chase the cables into the plaster instead, then the plaster wouldn't chip because it would be over the top of the cables.
Or if you really want it to look amateurish you could clip the cable to the top of the skirting board, or use screws and plugs instead of the nails you get with the clips.
Or use self adhesive cable tie bases and cable ties.
 
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Spark2be said:
Yes I got 2.5mm twin and earth clipping from B & Q tried putting one in the wall and it just broke straight out leaving a little hole.

You thought wrong mate.
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If you really want to just clip the cable to the wall then if you use pin plugs (available from big B&Q stores),
[ElectriciansForums.net] Simple question on running cable along a wall?drill a hole in the plaster and use these plugs they should hold the cable clips well without breaking any more plaster, so long as you have enough depth available. Using cable clips direct in plaster does not work well.
 
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