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  1. P

    Cutting back boxes in plasterboard

    I find myself in the position of having to fit a few back boxes in to plasterboard. In the past for the odd one I just used a hand plasterboard saw to cut out a hole, but I wondered if anyone here has used something like the square/rectangular cutter adaptors you get for multi-tools to do this...
  2. E

    Bathroom tiles plasterboard or ply

    Hi hope your enjoying the long weekend so far. I had a quick look at a job today for a replacement anti-fog mirror in a bathroom. customer wants the existing ant-fog with charger- light ect replaced for a bigger, and much heavier one which doubles up as cabinet. The property is a new build of...
  3. M

    Advice on insulated plasterboard around electric cables

    I'm currently refurbishing a room and in the process adding some internal wall insulation. The wall has been stripped and my electrician has completed first fix for new sockets and lighting. The walls are solid brick and as I am installing insulated plasterboards, we agreed rather than...
  4. D

    UK 50mm (2x2) clear services void between plasterboard ceiling below and vapour barrier above:

    With current regs is 50mm enough, I know in floors they should be 50mm clear of the plasterboard, but this is a flat roof with vapour barrier and insulation above. Secondly would you agree that the cables should ideally be clipped with metal clips due to new fire regs.
  5. W

    additional sockets of insulation backed plasterboard

    So I have inherited a small job in a commercial clients own home. they want extra sockets in a bedroom they are renovating. The walls are insulation backed plasterboard. I would guess around 25mm insulation on 12.5mm boards. To add the extra sockets I was thinking of just chasing out the...
  6. W

    Anyone any idea what this is behind plasterboard. Testing positive for AC current. Confused.

  7. C

    Consumer unit need to be mounted in plywood or plasterboard?

    Hi everyone, When a new consumer unit does have to be mounted on plywood/plasterboard? Does it applies for every circumstances? Thanks
  8. Anthony Deakin

    Plasterboard wall plugs for TV bracket

    Hi all, it seems that each time i buy a plasterboard wall plugs to screw into plasterboard either it wont hold the weight of the TV bracket or comes loose after a while. Can anyone please recommend a decent one? Thank you
  9. Dartlec

    Backboxes in plasterboard on top of OSB

    Recently sorting out first fix for a loft extension for a friend and ran into a situation I don't often run into (I avoid new builds usually) In the internal walls, they had the normal wooden studs, then one side was boarded 15mm thick OSB - and plasterboard screwed directly on top. I assume...
  10. Q

    Fixing a Light fitting to plasterboard

    Hi all, looking for some advice please. DIY and me are not the best of friends but needs must some times! I have to fit a light fitting to plasterboard ceiling. The light fitting comes with the fixings(picture attached) but i am not sure if they will do for plasterboard? I know there are other...
  11. K

    Downlights in 50mm thick plasterboard

    Morning all, I’ve been off the tools for the last 20 years but have kept myself up to date with the regs and what’s going on in general, however I am struggling with this and wondered if any more up to date sparkles can help. It is my own kitchen extension which has a vaulted ceiling, the...
  12. T

    RCD protection for cables above a plasterboard ceiling

    Are there an reg for cables being above a plasterboard ceiling? Pricing a job to move a kitchen to the other end of the house. I thought about running a 16mm T&E to a submain board instead of running 4/5 circuits back. The old kitchen ceiling ceiling is coming down and the rest would be ran in...
  13. A

    Best way to add new sockets in existing stud wall

    hi all, My house is a typical 1930s semi. Seems that the partition walls between each room are stud walls. There is only one single socket in each bedroom which is clearly not ideal therefore i want to add more. The upstairs sockets are fed off a 4mm radial so I am thinking of ripping it out...
  14. Y

    Bonding earth to metal furring behind plasterboard.

    Should I bond all metal furring behind plasterboard to earth busbar
  15. D

    Maximum Luminaire Weight Supported by Plasterboard Ceiling

    Are there are any regulations/guidance on the maximum weight that a luminaire can be if it is only supported by the plasterboard ceiling and not fixed to any joists or noggins? I have a customer who would like a (heavy, but currently unweighed) light fitting from their old house fitted in the...
  16. D

    Plasterboard Liner for Downlighters

    Does anyone know of any alternatives to this product? I'm after a couple of hundred units and the company that import them aren't receptive to giving a decent bulk discount, aren't VAT registered and their Companies House details don't make great reading, so I would prefer to source elsewhere...
  17. vini

    Plasterboard depth of back boxes

    Just had a discussion with a builder where he told me that metal back boxes have to be fixed at a certain depth. The front edge of the box should be about 3mm depth from the front surface of plasterboard (12mm). I am unaware of any depth requirements regarding plasterboard and metal back boxes...
  18. J

    Downstairs socket from upstairs ring main cable drop in cavity wall

    Hi everybody, I'm having a hard time trying to find the best way to install cables from the upstairs ring main to a downstairs socket which is already in place, I just need to change the cables for new as adding sockets upstairs. The wall structure is plasterboard then space then insulation then...
  19. L

    Plasterboard Back boxes 1st fix or 2nd fix

    Hi all We got an issue with a builder and plaster at the moment, and when the electrician should put the plasterboard back boxes in
  20. D

    Lighting grids

    Hi..just wondering if anyone knows of a product that let's you have flush fitting lighting grids, i.e an eight gang fast fix box? Are they all surface, can't find anything on the Internet? Cheers

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