Filling In Old Plug Socket Hole

[planemad]

Hi

I have 2 old plug socket holes that need to be filled in, the back boxes have been removed.

What is the best stuff to fill it with, I want to eventually achieve a smooth finish so the wall can be painted and look like the rest of the wall.

Many Thanks

 

[trowelmonkey1]

brick or plasterboard?

 

[planemad]

Brick.

 

[trowelmonkey1]

in which case use bonding coat, fill it flush then let it go off until it's like cheese then using your trowel cut back about 2 mm and put some skim into it and trowel flush.

 

[planemad]

Thanks, Will Try That Tomorrow

 

[planemad]

Done this and it turned out perfect.

Before the bond dried I skimmed of a few mil and scratched it as well so that the multi finish would take.

 

[JohnD]

an electrical question for you, planemad

what did you do with the wires?

 

[planemad]

Removed Them, Whys that?

 

[roughcaster]

He wanted to buy them off of you.

Roughcaster.

 

[Alastairreid]

He wanted to buy them off of you.

Roughcaster.

So he could give you a tongue lashing if you had buried live cables

 

[trowelmonkey1]

glad you got a satisfactory result! and the walls aren't tingly to the touch