Dry lining boxes substitute

[telectrix]

if it's speed you're concerned about, use the round dry lining boxes. much quicker to cut out with a hole saw.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

if it's speed you're concerned about, use the round dry lining boxes. much quicker to cut out with a hole saw.

Just had a look at those Tel! I like them!

 

[overskilled]

Though I suppose if you weren't overly concerned with doing a decent job....stick a flange box to the wall with a grip adhesive of some sort....

 

[Dcf]

I somehow remember Ashley bringing out a range of boxes that were round ,that fitted into a 3" core cut hole
neat idea that never took off

 

[telectrix]

only problem is that these are only suited to single boxes.

 

[uksparks]

Just leave the fitting hanging... Can't see where you are going with the question? I didn't know dry lining boxes needed re inventing?

 

[uksparks]

I can cut a dry line box in, in nder 1 min including putting the box in with wires, this using a draper box cutting template without the spring. Nice and easy, don't see why you would want to do it faster.

 

[guest119]

I can cut a dry line box in, in nder 1 min including putting the box in with wires, this using a draper box cutting template without the spring. Nice and easy, don't see why you would want to do it faster.

Wow, you should go work for the Jock that does one day rewires.

Boydy

 

[Rockingit]

Just sounds to me like someone cant be arsed to cut noggins. Although, as most timber frame houses these days tend to be 400mm centres, might there be an opportunity for someone to make a box that sits on a narrow 400 rail that bridges the insulation already????

 

[elliot123]

What do people prefer? With most new builds timber framed but even brick builds are all stud walls, boss moans that metal box and noggin take too long but the bloke I work with puts them in regardless as he says it's the proper way of doing it

 

[MDJ]

I would use knockout boxes screwed to a nogging everytime, that said there is a place for dry lining boxes, they can be useful.

 

[Guest111]

I've never seen any need to use anything else. I prefer to use galvanised boxes where possible, otherwise fastfix boxes are available just in case. I find both are as adaptable as I need them to be.

On the job I'm on at the moment the accessories are extra deep so we've been cutting away most of the back of the box and wrapping grommet strip edging around it so the accessory pokes into the void behind, then the boxes have been fixed into the panel using screws through the inside edge of the box. Not ideal IMO but it's one way of doing it.

It,s a damn rough way of doing it,may as well have no box at all,definitely a non compliance in my opinion,as all connection a should be made in a non flammable enclosure.

 

[overskilled]

Generally - Studwork I use drylining boxes...metal KO boxes screwed to noggins tbh seems labour intensive when there is no real need for it. Finish is neater and takes less time.
Each to their own, but personally....adding noggins/dwangs to studwork just seems to wasting time / doing things the same way just for traditions sake...when a better solution (in almost every case) exists in form of fast fix boxes/drylining boxes.

 

[telectrix]

Generally - Studwork I use drylining boxes...metal KO boxes screwed to noggins tbh seems labour intensive when there is no real need for it. Finish is neater and takes less time.
Each to their own, but personally....adding noggins/dwangs to studwork just seems to wasting time / doing things the same way just for traditions sake...when a better solution (in almost every case) exists in form of fast fix boxes/drylining boxes.

this method relies on fixing to some chalk dust stuck between 2 sheets of paper. knock -out boxes on noggins is a lot better fixing, but then, cost rears it's ugly head.

 

[MDJ]

I find flat plate chrome sockets don't fit in dry lining boxes very easy either, always a struggle IME