Timeline for Making good a hole in plasterboard underneath a consumer unit
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| Oct 30 at 22:00 | vote | accept | aghsmith | ||
| Aug 18 at 15:05 | comment | added | Huesmann | You also need to remove the consumer unit to properly patch the hole... | |
| Aug 18 at 10:56 | comment | added | aghsmith | @Huesmann, I like this idea but I don't think it will be practical to implement as I'd need to remove the consumer unit to get a trim ring in place. | |
| Aug 18 at 10:55 | comment | added | aghsmith | @DrMoishe Pippik, thanks for your in-depth guide. I agree with the patching idea. In terms of leaving access to the cables, what I had in mind was that they could still be accessed from inside the consumer unit (I won't be patching the hole behind it, except perhaps a few mm). There is a small gap (a few mm) btw between the breeze/cinder block and the plaster/wall board which the cables run down at the moment. This might have been understood, but I wasn't 100% sure. | |
| Aug 17 at 13:22 | comment | added | Huesmann | I'd also set a plastic trim ring in the patch for the wires to exit the wall from. | |
| Aug 16 at 23:10 | comment | added | Jimmy Fix-it | As commented by @DelphicOracle, a no-nail plate to protect those cables is a must. | |
| Aug 16 at 20:12 | comment | added | DelphicOracle | I'd add a steel plate across the notch cut out to route the wires. | |
| Aug 16 at 19:09 | history | answered | DrMoishe Pippik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |