Gas Meter Cavity Box in Stone Wall

We had one put in the wall of our 1912 house, which is solid 9" brick. Seemed to work OK!

David

Built in 1850 - not listed is it?

Mike

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I don't see why not. The wall will almost certainly be double skinned and the centre could well be rubble filled but it doesn't have to be. I built such a box into my kitchen wall but that was during the course of a rebuild from ground to eaves so I just built round the box. In your case you might have to secure any rubble infill above by putting in a lintel above the box that extends into the wall far enough to contain the rubble.

Incidentally my box at least extends out from the wall about 2.5". I assume all such boxes do the same as about 8" is needed to contain the gas meter and that is in excess of the width of a brick plus cavity in a modern cavity wall.

Phil,

You can hire a superb power-tool for that job, from the likes of Travis Perkins' Hire Shop. Essentially, it has a curved reciprocating blade shaped like the end of a hockey stick with teeth, which will make short work - and a clean cut - of your task. It is designed explicitly for that, and chasing cables into walls.

BilBo

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No, the house isn't listed (thank god).

I was thinking about just hiring a disc cutter or a 12 inch grinder to do the job. I'll have a look for the tool you mention Bilbo.

Thanks everyone, as helpful as always.

Phil