Hiding elec cable in plasterboard

[george - dicegeorge]

I have stuck plasterboard to a brick wall with pink foam. But I want to hide a ring main cable in it. Then skim plaster over the top. It's easy to cut a groove in the plasterboard. But I dont want to cut into the brick if its not necessary Could I use some kind of cable clips to nail the cable to the brick? Then scrim tape over the top of the groove?

helps a bit but doesnt have enough detail

Suggestions please

[george]

[The Natural Philosopher]

I just wedged mine in there with matchsticks and plastered over it anyway..

[John Rumm]

With the depth of the foam and the PB you would probably have space to add the occasional cable clip to keep it in place prior to plastering.

Failing that, a wide headed clout nail beside the cable can retain it. Also a blob of hot melt glue is another quick easy way of tacking it in place. Then backfill with bonding plaster, scrim and skim.

[Roger Mills]

I know it doesn't help, but I can't help wondering why you didn't install the cable before sticking the plasterboard to the wall - so that it would live in the gap between wall and plasterboard.

[Jethro_uk]

The way I read it, the plasterboard is flush to the wall ...

[meow2222]

Cutting the chase with a stanley knife, with blade set at right depth it wont touch the bricks.

NT