Hiya,
this will sound like a really stupid question to those in the know, but since I claim to know nothing about electrics I have to ask.
I'm putting a stud partition wall in my bedroom as part of a sound proofing exercise (it's that or throttle the neighbours' children/dog/wife), which is no problem. However there's a power socket on that wall which I'd like to keep access to.
I understand this isn't normally a problem, just put in a plastic mounting box like this and connect the socket back up. However the plasteboard is going to be double thickness, about 32mm, so I wouldn't be able to use the lugs to fasten it in place since they have a maximum of 15mm.
Is there an alternative I can use to fasten the box in place? I could potentially cut a larger hole in the back layer of board and only mount the box to the front board, but the more holes I cut the less effective the sound proofing.
Cheers for any guidance,
Si
this will sound like a really stupid question to those in the know, but since I claim to know nothing about electrics I have to ask.
I'm putting a stud partition wall in my bedroom as part of a sound proofing exercise (it's that or throttle the neighbours' children/dog/wife), which is no problem. However there's a power socket on that wall which I'd like to keep access to.
I understand this isn't normally a problem, just put in a plastic mounting box like this and connect the socket back up. However the plasteboard is going to be double thickness, about 32mm, so I wouldn't be able to use the lugs to fasten it in place since they have a maximum of 15mm.
Is there an alternative I can use to fasten the box in place? I could potentially cut a larger hole in the back layer of board and only mount the box to the front board, but the more holes I cut the less effective the sound proofing.
Cheers for any guidance,
Si