I am trying to put in a 13A double socket into a room which is causing me a problem
The room is in an old stone built premises and was originally miles out of square
To "modernise" the room, it has been battened out to make it square, then tongue and grooved all around
Subsequently the room has been plasterboarded on top of the tongue and groove
Where the socket has to be located, the gap between the original stone wall and this new double thickness wall is about 12 inches
Can I can get a 12" deep backbox?
I have thought about screwing a block of wood onto the wall and mounting the back box on that, but would need the skills of a gynaecologist to work that in
I have tried twice to fit a plasterboard back box, but in trying to force the clips to go behind the double layer (plasterboard + tongue and groove), I snap the back off the box, they seem to be designed to clip only onto 3/8" or 1/2" plasterboard
This is exasperating me
Anyone got any suggestions?
The room is in an old stone built premises and was originally miles out of square
To "modernise" the room, it has been battened out to make it square, then tongue and grooved all around
Subsequently the room has been plasterboarded on top of the tongue and groove
Where the socket has to be located, the gap between the original stone wall and this new double thickness wall is about 12 inches
Can I can get a 12" deep backbox?
I have thought about screwing a block of wood onto the wall and mounting the back box on that, but would need the skills of a gynaecologist to work that in
I have tried twice to fit a plasterboard back box, but in trying to force the clips to go behind the double layer (plasterboard + tongue and groove), I snap the back off the box, they seem to be designed to clip only onto 3/8" or 1/2" plasterboard
This is exasperating me
Anyone got any suggestions?