Plastic back boxes / screws

[Blue Fox]

Hello all,

Having again spoken to the home owner he doesn't want the lighting rewired, so I'm going to leave the existing pendants and replace the 3 metal fittings with pendants as the cost of the double insulted fittings is too high. BUT I've searched TLC's for plastic flush fit back boxes to replace the existing metal ones or plastic screws but can find neither - can anyone point me in the right direction - not had this problem before so this is a bit new to me!

Thanks

 

[Evans Electric]

Can't see any plaster depth boxes with plastic lugs or flush plastic boxes , suggest you may have to fit a surface moulded pattress .

 

[Apache]

there are M3.5 screws available in US

https://www.plasticnutsandbolts.com/panphillipsmetric.html

bound to be a UK source

 

[Andy™]

you can get 20mm deep surface pattress. have had to replace metal switches with those on a few jobs before. with a little careful work, all you need to make good is a bit of liquid trunking to fill small gap between plaster and pattress

 

[green-hornet]

Use fire foam to hold in a plastic patress box the old 16mm with the plastic lugs are not now made.

The plastic patress box is all plastic and is slightly deeper but a cheaper alternative to a full lighting circuit rewire.

 

[danny7299]

http://www.double-insulated-lighting.co.uk/

 

[Robojin]

Hello all,Having again spoken to the home owner he doesn't want the lighting rewired, so I'm going to leave the existing pendants and replace the 3 metal fittings with pendants as the cost of the double insulted fittings is too high. BUT I've searched TLC's for plastic flush fit back boxes to replace the existing metal ones or plastic screws but can find neither - can anyone point me in the right direction - not had this problem before so this is a bit new to me!

Thanks

I found these PVC back boxes for a small job any use on yours?

http://www.mkelectric.co.uk/products/item.asp?itemid=4664&rangeid=1003

 

[ianmacd]

What about using a plasterboard box without the lugs on the side screwed in?

 

[Apache]

What about using a plasterboard box without the lugs on the side screwed in?

Is that not what has been linked?

I suppose you could sink a surface mount box into the wall?

 

[batty]

I'm with sandra on this if they don't want a rewire just do a council job and fit a plastic patress. It won't lookB-) but needs must.

Batty

 

[davidl]

Good morning all, just had the same problem, a lot of the upstairs walls were plasterbooard but where not I used drywall boxes screwed to the wall and cut out at each side behind the brickwork/plaster to let the lugs push out. It did not take very long, it's a pity they don't still make the plastic switch boxes they used to, but then I suppose as all installations are brought up to date there won't be any need for them.

regards to all

Dave

 

[Badger]

me personally id have rewired it if it was my house better to be safe than sorry