skimming

[jackfoley]

Hello,

I'd like to have the walls in one room reskimmed.
How do plasterers go about sockets and switches?
do they pull them out or just skim around them?

thanks

 

[Richard C]

You’ve posted in the wrong forum but I spotted it anyway! I generally undo the screws, pull them away from the wall, wrap them in a sandwich bag with tape & skim around them. If there are several close together or positioned where they will make skimming awkward, I remove the face plate, fix the wires into a temporary terminal block, wrap it in insulation tape & Gaffa tape the whole lot back inside the box.

If you’re attempting this yourself, you must ensure there is no chance of the metal trowel touching a live terminal behind the switch/socket!

 

[joe-90]

Richard is spot on.