Plasterers Strike Again

[Current Affairs]

Been caught out too many times, I always mark the floor boards now for where I have fitted the sockets. Have never lost one since

 

[Cbigfoot]

Tap along the wall above the level of the sockets and you might be able to hear the hollow of the capping, i also have a tester that puts a tone on the cable which can. be picked up by a reciever through plaster board and plaster. £200 though!

 

[Cbigfoot]

By the way on one site they are called undertakers because they seem to bury everything!

 

[Guest111]

Tap along the wall above the level of the sockets and you might be able to hear the hollow of the capping, i also have a tester that puts a tone on the cable which can. be picked up by a reciever through plaster board and plaster. £200 though!

Yes me too a tone and amp set if you adjust it properly it finds cables through plaster,wasn,t 200 quid though think it was about half that.

 

[ACL]

I had this many times, actually not sure I've been to one job where the plasterer didn't lose a few sockets or switches.
The worst was 7 missing, luckily the site manager now marks the floor below each socket and switch so they can be found again.
I charge for finding them and if I get it wrong, they still have to put right the holes that are made.

 

[dagrat]

I use a very large magnet from an old speaker unit, usually gives an indication up to 12mm depth