Reusable backbox plastering guide?

[oldman2]

Or if in my case the "Specialist" plasterers leave you with trimmed out boxes looking like this.

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I agree these inserts are of little use to a proper spread, in fact they would get in his way so much that you would come back to find he had binned them for you.

But as an aid to repair the above or for finishing round recently chased in boxes I think they may be of some use.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Or if in my case the "Specialist" plasterers leave you with trimmed out boxes looking like this.

Easily fixed: refuse to pay them until they have done a satisfactory job.

 

[skenk]

. . . the "Specialist" plasterers leave you with trimmed out boxes looking like this.

But as an aid to repair the above or for finishing round recently chased in boxes I think they may be of some use.

Do let us know how you get on if you use them. I f they allow you to sort 'the above' in one-go they would be on my shopping list.

 

[CortinaV8]

Is that plaster actually about half a foot thick?

 

[oldman2]

It was till I got them to hack it all off and start again.

That was the result of hardwall-finish-whoops its nowhere near level, lets have another try over the top-bonding-finish- whoops its still not right...better get the boss to plaster it.

 

[Richard C]

Or if in my case the "Specialist" plasterers leave you with trimmed out boxes looking like this.

I can’t remember (from your previous thread) if your spread left the boxes full of plaster for you to clean out or actually left you with that mess, in which case you should have refused to accept it in that state. The problem if the plaster is left to fully harden is it’s becomes difficult to trim back & will often lead to the results in your picture if not done carefully.

I pop the cables in a sandwich bag (in a terminal block if live) to keep them clean & dry & I always trim excess plaster from the boxes as a matter of course during final trowel up. It’s a very easy job at that point as the plaster is still relatively soft & it takes just a few seconds to trim each box. To leave a job with boxes full of plaster is just plain lazy & is shoddy work IMO, regardless how good the plaster work is but there are some of us around that do care about what we do, youve just had more than your fair share of bad luck.

In your case the guide may be a useful aid for you to make a filler repair.

 

[oldman2]

Just a quick update on this, I tried the "Electrical Backbox Plastering Guide" and it does give good results. I will expand on this later as I am a bit short on time atm for a full review.

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I have now after time to let the plaster dry some wiped down with a damp cloth and on with white matt emulsion thinned 40% with water, 2 coats, 2nd with less water and then a final proper coat on all but one wall and ceiling having filled where needed most.
Wife chose a colour for the feature wall, crown english fire matt emulsion. Suprisingly had I been more careful it would have covered in one coat, but as I had not been a second coat was needed.

Now its electrics 2nd fix time and I have done all the wall sockets, isolation switches, fcu's & cooker outlet. The spot rails are up and I just need to fit the replacement 6ft fitting in place of the hanging tube in the pic and its then ready for final circuit tests and connecting at the consumer unit.

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