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Hi Apache, I wish I had a reply to "why?" that was smutty but the truth is my bedroom backs onto neighbours kitchen and can hear them making cups of tea etc. All equipment gathered for my socket extended, it's a goer! Let's just hope the soundproof works after all this trouble!

My friends dad (who is a sparky) has suggested using connectors rather than crimping.

This is an aside to another thread but I need to know if I am crimping wires to extend them and I have the old colours already as the circuit is it ok to extend with the new colours? Also, what size wires am I likely to have coming from a domestic plug socket so I know what size wires to get to...

Ha ha. Ooops. But do you have the answers? I feel quite happy doing the job, just need to make sure its right.

Another question: if I'm going to extend the wires by crimping them how do I know what wire to buy? Hmm, beginning to think this might be beyond me?!

One more question: my flat has the old colours of wires ie black and red. Am I ok to crimp the black with the blue and the brown with the red?

If I crimp the wires to extend them I do each wire seperately dont I? Am I allowed to do this myself if I am not a qualified electrician?

Ok, I get it now. Maybe I could cover the blanking plate with the soundproofing but the then use something externally to indicate there is a socket behind and that the cables run vertically up the wall towards the ceiling. Or maybe I should deal with the fiddly bit and pull it through?!

I don't have the tools but I will be able to borrow them Marc, I'm a novice DIYer, can you explain your post? Thanks

Thanks Lostit, Just another question... is it ok for me to do the crimping or should I get a sparky? I'm assuming the crimping is connecting the 2 ends of each same coloured wire together to make a circuit? Thanks

Hi, Lostit, leaving a whole in the soundproof would potentially detract from the soundproofing quality of the board- the idea is not to have any holes/gaps. Admin, the boards are from a London company www.soundstop.co.uk Cost of materials with VAT and delivery to cover a 9ft x 7ft wall was

Hi, I'm currently soundproofing my bedroom wall and I have 2 double plug sockets. I turned the electrics off, removed the faceplate and saw that there was enough cable to pull it forward to the other side of the soundproofing board. The trouble is it was quite tight and tricky and seeing as I...