metal cable cover under plaster - how to fix?

[mattylad]

Hello, I'm just curious about a strip of metal cover that I got from a shed.
Its to go over chased in cables before I plaster & I'm wondering should I fix it somehow? if so how?

Cheers.

 

[RF Lighting]

Is it steel capping?

What material are you fixing to?

 

[EddyP]

Does it matter if you use PVC capping behind the plasterboard?
Thats what i've been using so far.

I got some hard capping nails from screwfix, they're basically a sharp, hardened nail with a washer on to retain the capping, seem to work ok, but won't go into brick, so i've just put them into the mortar instead.

 

[GaryMo]

Nothing at all wrong with using pvc capping. That's what I use all the time.

 

[daytona]

pvc cappling is easier to work with imo.
oval is even easier than that

 

[mattylad]

Yes it is the horribly sharp metal one shown in the picture.

I thought as much, nails.

I'll see what I can find, I have some plasterboard nails somewhere that I can use (I only have 1 bit to do).

Cheers.

P.S. whats the point of it?
I thought it was to stop people putting pins/drills etc through into the cable.
If thats the case the plastic stuff wont stop that?