Holes in the walls!

[alicat]

Hi

Have a couple of rather large and deep holes in the walls of our bedroom after new electric sockets have been put in. What can I use to fill them - they appear a bit big for Polyfilla, and I'm not sure about using that foam in a can stuff over wiring. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks

 

[king.module]

you can get patching plaster from most diy sheds - just add water and errr.... patch (i suppose)

if it's not very smooth when you've finished a quick sand should suffice - as for the expanding foam i keep well away from that stuff unless it's going to be used somewhere that's not very prominent.

if the hole is really deep you might have to build up the layers of plaster/patching plaster until you've filled it up..

hope this helps

 

[alicat]

Thanks for the reply. Presumably it is ok to do this over the wiring?

 

[breezer]

no, the wiring should be protected by capping, avaialable from sheds or electrical wholesalers

 

[bobski]

use a piece of oversized plasterboard.fix it into the back side of it with gripfill and float over the top.if done properly,it will not be seen

 

[alicat]

Thanks - will try this I think!!