Fitting a telescopic cooker hood top bracket problem

[harry olee]

I'm fitting a cooker hood which has a stainless steel telescopic outer chimney cover.The problem I have is that the top bracket needs to be screwed to the wall where it meets the ceiling and there are cables behind the plaster board at that point. I occurred to me the i could grip fix it as it doesn't support anything. I'm sure this is a common problem that is encountered quite often. What is the normal get around for this?

 

[camerabloke]

I wouldn't "glue" it to the wall. Chop the cables out and move them from the fixing points. Any damage should then be behind the cover

 

[harry olee]

Thanks I have managed to get around it (just), not a problem now

 

[snowhead]

Too late;

but just redrill the holes in the brackets.
had to do the same last week, only to miss buried pipes not cables.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Too late;

but just redrill the holes in the brackets.
had to do the same last week, only to miss buried pipes not cables.

F that should have drilled them, would the plumber have thought about you?