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And I thought downlighters were bad..... (PB fixing question inside)
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 208803" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>Interesting ideas there.</p><p></p><p>There's no access above to fit wooden backing, and being double layer, I think you would have to enlarge the hole far too much to insert anything from below.</p><p></p><p>I like the idea of just screwing into the PB with no "fixing" Anyone tried this, if so what's the best sort of screw to use? As you say, there's two layers, so 25mm of plasterboard to bite into. It would no doubt work once, but if you ever had to remove the fitting you would probably want to re fix into fresh holes.</p><p></p><p>I have some offcuts of PB in the garage, so I feel some experimenting with different screws fixed directly to see what works into some double layer test pieces.</p><p></p><p>I'll try and remember a camera for my next visit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 208803, member: 6969"] Interesting ideas there. There's no access above to fit wooden backing, and being double layer, I think you would have to enlarge the hole far too much to insert anything from below. I like the idea of just screwing into the PB with no "fixing" Anyone tried this, if so what's the best sort of screw to use? As you say, there's two layers, so 25mm of plasterboard to bite into. It would no doubt work once, but if you ever had to remove the fitting you would probably want to re fix into fresh holes. I have some offcuts of PB in the garage, so I feel some experimenting with different screws fixed directly to see what works into some double layer test pieces. I'll try and remember a camera for my next visit. [/QUOTE]
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