I'm about to have the walls replastered in the bedroom there are two double sockets and one light switch is it best to take the boxes out while the plasters are doing the walls if so is it safe wire into temporary junction boxes and turn the electricity back on
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Jun 15, 2004
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On 15 Jun 2004 10:59:40 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@manx.net (manxman) strung together this:
Leave the boxes in, take the faces off. You can either completely remove the and make the cables safe or just take out the screws and have the plastere work round them. If he's any good they won't be too much of a challenge!
If he doesn't insist you turn off the power while he does though I'd start looking for another plasterer - and a phone number for an undertaker possibly.
You haven't been on many building sites have you ? ROFL !
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:34:16 GMT, "BigWallop" strung together this:
Just what I was going to say!
Makes his life easier (and gets you a better job) if you make sure there's nothing sticking out of the box -- coil the cables up inside. This means the plasterer can easily trowel across the box and you're more likely to get a flat finish.
When I'm plastering, I cut a piece of cardboard to make a tight fit in the front of the box, and plaster right across it. When I'm done, I carefully cut through the plaster with a knife before it's completely set, extract the card, and trim up the edges back to the box edges.
That assumes you can find the boxes...
In message , G&M writes
Pardon ?
Why do people make such silly posts?
In message , Dave Plowman writes
Poke around with your fingers - wait for the tickle
LOL
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