Help with bathroom ceiling lights

[John Jo]

Hi All,

Domestic diy'er here in need of advice please!!

I'm wanting to replace the bathroom ceiling lights in our 10 year old house. Trouble is that the new fitting sits flush to the ceiling but the builder had originally put a surface mounted connector on. There are four circuit cables coming into it. What is the best and safe way to 'sink' the connector into the ceiling? Directly above the hole is a batten that runs right across the ceiling so I can't move that.

My ony thought is to cut out the plaster board and mount the connector directly onto the batten. This should give me enought depth to fix the new fitting flush to the ceiling with the connections safely above it. Does this sound OK? Are there any regulations that say electrical connections have to be 'on the other side of plaster board'? I'm thinking fire prevention here, there is loft insulation above it.

Can anyone help me ...please.

Cheers.
Desperate John.

 

[Spudnik]

Yep, as Stuey said, use this to find one.

Plenty of tea and biccies

 

[John Jo]

Nice one!

Thanks guys.

John.

 

[GStueyXR]

Did you get sorted with a spark John?

 

[John Jo]

Not yet. I've got a list of possibles from the link but not contacted anyone yet. It's not urgent, the original light is still in place, so it's a bit of a 'when we've got more time' kind of job!!

John.