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yes an ex local authority flat. The only reason I say cement is because it was a battle to drill 2 of the 3 holes for the light fitting plate. One hole was easy through plast but I got though 2 masonry drill bits before I could get a deep enough hole, and even then I had to shorted the raw...

gosh, removing the metal box might be beyond my capabilities, It might be easier to get a different light fitting. It's well and truly cemented into the ceiling. I try screwing the ply plate in and making the screw holes slightly larger so I can sink the screws as much as I can. THANK YOU...

very difficult to countersink with 1mm ply but will see what I can do. No I can't push it up any more really. I don't know what the wires are with the green and yellow taping over, they're taking up most of the room.

....not sure what they're called but that would make sense. Yes, good suggestion but hey ho the problem with this is even though the ply is really thin and sinks a little if you screw it in I've then got very little room to hide the screw heads!! :cry:

Thanks for that Where do I put strips of ply through? I've already fitted the wires into junction blocks if that what you mean. Its very tight in there, the hole is tiny and with no rose as you can see from the fitting. This is the wiring I have to contend with.

Hello, Thank you for your help. I thought I'd add a picture to better explain what I'm up against. I've connected the wires and fitted the new light. As you can hopefully see the rim of the light doesn't cover the old ceiling socket where all the wires are housed. There are quite large...

Hello, can anyone help me out there? I'm replacing a ceiling light that when fitted will leave gaps / holes in the ceiling where the existing hole is. The previous light was bigger and had a sensible amount of room for the wiring to be comfortably housed. The new fitting is effectively the...