Bathroom pull switches on plasterboard.
- Thread starter Agile
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A timber board between 2 joists in the void just above the plasterboard. All my lightfittings and pull switches are fixed this way. If your bathroom is upstairs, it shouldn't be difficult to do it in the loft. If it is downstairs, you have to lift floorboards to gain access.
You gotta decide if the pull switch is to be used to pull the light on or is it to be used to pull the ceiling down.
As already said a batten must be used if a convenient joist etc is not already in that position. Ditto for the light too. Never rely just on plasterboard
As already said a batten must be used if a convenient joist etc is not already in that position. Ditto for the light too. Never rely just on plasterboard
A normal woodscrew into plasterboard is NOT sufficient to hold up a ceiling rose!
If there's no access from above, a bit of wood through a hole a bit smaller than the 'rose will do, or this type of thing: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/38777...-HM-Plasterboard-Anchors-M4-x-46mm-Pack-of-20
For a pull-switch you want to be in a joist or proper noggin.
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Another option - don't fit the nasty unhygienic pull cord in the first place. Just put a normal switch on the wall.
Why?
I didn't think you could fit a "normal switch" in a bathroom?
if its outside the zones specified in bs7671 and all circuits in the bathroom are rcd protected you can put the switch inside, normaly you can get away with some decent plaster board screws if you cant get wood above...
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Never a great way to do things though - lol - best to do it right first time than have to patch it up & then do it correctly after the kids rip it out
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