Electric backboxes in a Metal stud drywall

[icarusbop]

Hello

I am building a metal stud wall to divide a room down into two spaces.

Most forums online recommend trying to use metal backboxes for the electrics - these seem to always focus on wood stud walls. Since I have no noggins to attach my backboxes to, my thought is to use plasterboard backboxes. I currently have the cables in place and poking out a hole in the board, my plan was to cut the hole out and mount the plasterboard backbox after skimming.

Do we think this is the best solution or is there a way of mounting a metal backbox to the metal framework?

Regards

IcarusBop

 

[noseall]

Hello

I am building a metal stud wall to divide a room down into two spaces.

Most forums online recommend trying to use metal backboxes for the electrics - these seem to always focus on wood stud walls. Since I have no noggins to attach my backboxes to, my thought is to use plasterboard backboxes. I currently have the cables in place and poking out a hole in the board, my plan was to cut the hole out and mount the plasterboard backbox after skimming.

Do we think this is the best solution or is there a way of mounting a metal backbox to the metal framework?

Regards

IcarusBop

Plasterboard boxes will be fine. We always have the sparky cut them prior to skimming and run scrim tape around the box, so that a wee bit of the tape grabs the back box.

 

[icarusbop]

Plasterboard boxes will be fine. We always have the sparky cut them prior to skimming and run scrim tape around the box, so that a wee bit of the tape grabs the back box.

Thanks very much, I can stop stressing now and carry on