Location of power outlets

[mal79]

Me and the wife purchased our house a year ago and are in the process of bringing it up to modern standards, bit by bit, room by room. The house is a 1900's terrace and was rewired sometime in the mid eighties.

Following installation of Central Heating it has become necessary to move a power outlet that was under a window. A radiator now sits in front of the former power outlet location, so the outlet was removed and a junction box used to connect the cables.

The power outlet was close to the corner of the room, the other wall being a party wall. Having looked at the other power outlet locations in the house, all but one are either on interior walls or non party walls. Is there any reason to avoid re-locating this power outlet on the party wall?

Thanks
Mal

 

[OwainDIYer]

yes, the party wall may not be very thick and if you get too happy with the hammer you may find yourself breaking through to next door.

 

[Electrifying]

yes, the party wall may not be very thick and if you get too happy with the hammer you may find yourself breaking through to next door.

You need to put a grinning smiley after your post - otherwise people might take you seriously

 

[securespark]

No, he's quite right.

When I was a self-employed spark, I did a job that involved removing one of those old NETTLE multiplate accessories, double socket, cooker switch & immersion switch.

While knocking out the brickwork (on a terraced party wall), I heard a (worryingly close) yell from next door.

My knocking had damaged next door's wall.

I was frightened to discover there was only one brick separating the two houses.

 

[mal79]

Thanks for the replies.

I hadn't considered that the party wall might only one brick thick. I have had a quick check and the wall appears to be "flemish bond", so is as wide as a brick's length. The plaster is about 18mm deep, so to flush mount with a 35mm metal box I would need to go close to 20mm + fixings.

The area is an alcove formed by an out of use chimney breast, party wall and the exterior wall. The chimney breast may one day be reinstated, so I don't want to hack the brickwork for worry of escaping gases.

So unless I can delicately scrape away 20mm of brick ( ), it looks like I cant go flush mount power outlet. Does that mean I have to go with a completely surface mounted box or can I get something in between, perhaps using a deep faceplate?

Thanks, Mal

 

[holmslaw]

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