Not sure what tool is required...

[twocom]

Hi,

I'm in the middle of re-wring our upstairs sockets and have come to the last room which has already been decorated. There are 3 sockets in here and I don't want to pull the skirting board off and hack away at the wall to get 2 new wires to each socket.

Unfortunately the old single wire isn't in any conduit and has been plastered straight over so simply pulling the old out and putting a new one up is out of the question. The metal back boxing on the wall for each socket goes in relatively deep and so I can't simply get a drill in to attempt to drill a hole vertically due to the angle that would be involved. I thought I just needed to get a drill piece that attaches to my current drill and drill at a 90 degree angle. I saw this on Screwfix but I think the chuck is too big to get into the socket and drill downwards. Therefore I'm a bit stuck. Are there any other tools anyone can think of to do this without causing me to rip the skirting boards off?

Thanks in advance.

Paul

 

[Softus]

Why do you want to avoid pulling off the skirting board?

You know it has to be done, so just do it.

 

[big-all]

heeellooo twocom


a slight flaw in your plan

you may just get that chuck in at 90% the problem comes when you add a foot or so off drill bit

make shure any paper is thoroughly disconnected from the skirting before trying to remove

and use a wall chaser /hammer and bolster or angle grinder

 

[twocom]

Why do you want to avoid pulling off the skirting board?

You know it has to be done, so just do it.

Nooooo!! I'll get yelled at, that's why!

 

[Scrit]

Armeg do a chaser to go down behind skirtings:

Needs an SDS drill with rotation stop/hammer only action and I have one in my tool kit so I know that they work most of the time...... Local hire shops, power tool places, etc should do them, if not then try APTC

Scrit