Metal Back Box Clips

[securespark]

Lunacy

Why thank you!

All I'm trying to do is make a cleaner, neater install.

I think my OCD is getting worse in my old age.

I shall find another way to fix the boxes.

The problem is that, with it being Paramount, there's bugger all wood to fix anything to.
I think I'll either whack a load of bonding in the hole or trim some wood to the right depth and find a decently strong glue to stick it to the other side of the Paramount "sandwich".

 

[pete01]

Why thank you!

All I'm trying to do is make a cleaner, neater install.

I think my OCD is getting worse in my old age.

I shall find another way to fix the boxes.

The problem is that, with it being Paramount, there's bugger all wood to fix anything to.
I think I'll either whack a load of bonding in the hole or trim some wood to the right depth and find a decently strong glue to stick it to the other side of the Paramount "sandwich".

What about my link in #9?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I found these on Amazon, but again, I can't find out how they work...even after studying their (un)helpful guide!

From what I could see...

It's a matter of folding the metal strip at 90deg. The wide strip is folded first, so the wide strip, hooks behind the PB, with the pair of tangs poking out, at each side. The box is then slid into place between them, then finally the two tongues are folded 180 degrees around the front edge of the box.

A major problem, might be, that there is nothing to prevent the box sliding too back in the hole, until the socket screws are inserted. That problem, could perhaps be resolved by glueing some sort of spacer to the rear of the box, to help keep it in place.

 

[securespark]

What about my link in #9?

Thanks, but won't the pieces that jut out be visible?

 

[pete01]

Thanks, but won't the pieces that jut out be visible?

Apparently they are wafer thin...

 

[securespark]

Might try one. Thanks!

 

[securespark]

From what I could see...

It's a matter of folding the metal strip at 90deg. The wide strip is folded first, so the wide strip, hooks behind the PB, with the pair of tangs poking out, at each side. The box is then slid into place between them, then finally the two tongues are folded 180 degrees around the front edge of the box.

A major problem, might be, that there is nothing to prevent the box sliding too back in the hole, until the socket screws are inserted. That problem, could perhaps be resolved by glueing some sort of spacer to the rear of the box, to help keep it in place.

Thank you very much, Harry.

I'd happily give them a go, but if I need to stick a spacer in, I might as well just glue wood to the plasterboard, let it go off and screw a standard metal box to it.

 

[JohnW2]

Apparently they are wafer thin...

Maybe, but I personally might have been tempted to use much the same language to describe the 'flange' of a standard 'dry lining' box