Mounting box for double socket

[Blair]

Where do I obtain the mounting boxes which have fittings to mount onto plasterboard? Blair

[Nick]

B and Q or any other shed - plasterboard boxes ! or also known as dry lining boxes - about £1-50 to £3 depending on pack size...

Nick

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Near anywhere - they're called dry lining boxes. However, they're more expensive than steel ones and not so neat - you'll see their lip behind the socket. And this looks dreadful with brass, etc, sockets, or those super slim ones.

The other way is to screw battens to the back of the plasterboard either side then screw a metal box to those. Use brass screws through the plasterboard then make good with filler. You can often get away with 'no nails' if the battens are clamped and it's left to set.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Not a problem if you skim the plasterboard after putting the box in.

[ARWadsworth]

"Dry liners" are a product of the Devil regardless of fitting before or after skimming.

Metal back boxes and a wooden batten wins every time for a proper job.

Adam

[tonytrans]

Agree with Adam, but the real devil is dry lining itself - a reall naff way of making a wall! Ton

-- tonytrans

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Yes, but in this context it also includes stud partition walls.