Plasterers preparations.

[Greenie9657]

good morning all,

What is the preferred method of covering metal back boxes for a plasterer?

I have had my bedroom ring extended from 1 to 5 doubles, the ring is maintained with wago connectors and I have the plasterer coming tomorrow. I have used masking tape before but I've also seen the cardboard boxes you can use to cover the opening.

Which would you recommend to get the best finish?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Assuming you have set the boxes so the plasterer can spread flush with the box edge you sould not need to do anything.
A large dollop of plaster on a choc block during plastering can trip the RCD, but you probably won't suffer this as Wago's aren't as open as a bit of choc block.
You may want to put a bit of cardboard in to protect the joint, if you want to.

Don't forget to tell the plasterer that the cables are live!

 

[Iggifer]

The cardboard box things look good, but you can't get them in quantities less than 50 (I don't think) if he's a good plasterer he will hopefully clear any plaster out of the boxes when he's done. It's much easier to do as the plaster is just starting to go off than when it's set hard.

Try and get the cables tucked into the box too, so they're easy to skim over

 

[Greenie9657]

Many thanks for your replies. The cable are neatly away in the boxes. I'll make sure he's reminded they are live as well. When I had my front room done I could here the fizzing from outside as he was dropping plaster on the choc Blocks. Obviously that plasterer isn't coming back.

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

I made my own out of the kind of plastic used for document binders. Mine were just squares which just fitted inside the box and had two holes to put the screws in. For just the odd one, why not cut and fold a piece of cardboard?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I think it would be best advised to isolate the sockets whilst the plasterer is doing his/her work.

 

[ericmark]

There are special systems don't think I would bother but they are made.

 

[sparkwright]

Many thanks for your replies. The cable are neatly away in the boxes. I'll make sure he's reminded they are live as well. When I had my front room done I could here the fizzing from outside as he was dropping plaster on the choc Blocks. Obviously that plasterer isn't coming back.

You can't really blame the plasterer for that. The connector blocks should be well wrapped with tape as a minimum. Ideally power should be off.