Sods law

[Sureitsoff?]

Had to move a socket in my own house as we are having a change round and the current socket would disappear behind a tall wall unit. so decided where the new socket would be, above a low bookcase so that a light could be plugged in without the cable dangling down the side of the unit.
As the house is timber frame it should be easy right!, cut the new hole for a dry lining box and fish the cable up from the lower socket, easy?
As i cut the new hole i came across the stud and both noggins at exactly the centre of the hole!!!
Mush swearing and sweating later I got the hole cut and managed to fish the cable up through the 1 inch gap below the noggin.

There are days when you think why do i do this?

 

[JohnW2]

... As i cut the new hole i came across the stud and both noggins at exactly the centre of the hole!!!

That should not have surprised you - did you not know that (as decreed by Mr Sod), the easiest way to find a noggin is to cut a hole to install an electrical accessory?

 

[SUNRAY]

Had to move a socket in my own house as we are having a change round and the current socket would disappear behind a tall wall unit. so decided where the new socket would be, above a low bookcase so that a light could be plugged in without the cable dangling down the side of the unit.
As the house is timber frame it should be easy right!, cut the new hole for a dry lining box and fish the cable up from the lower socket, easy?
As i cut the new hole i came across the stud and both noggins at exactly the centre of the hole!!!

So I get the router out, set the plunge depth to >35mm then fit a metal backbox...

 

[ericmark]

I am a lazy sod, so just use extension leads, as bet your life, if I hard-wire, the wife will change her mind, and move furniture around yet again.

 

[SUNRAY]

I am a lazy sod, so just use extension leads, as bet your life, if I hard-wire, the wife will change her mind, and move furniture around yet again.

One of the guys I worked with years ago (early 80's) seemed to constantly be 'adding another socket' for exactly that reason. When I got to visit, their through lounge/diner seemed to have a socket every couple of feet. Luckily he had a cellar so it was just a question of chasing down to the skirting.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

So I get the router out, set the plunge depth to >35mm then fit a metal backbox...

with my luck I would also find the plasterboards nails/screws!......

 

[SUNRAY]

with my luck I would also find the plasterboards nails/screws!......

Not if you've already removed the PB... However the noggin nails are a different matter.

I purchased a set of bits from one of the pound style shops for an absolute bargain, I think they worked out about 30p each and use them for just such a purpose and dont care if damaged.

 

[FrodoOne]

There are such things as "Stud Finders".

In my opinion, the best one is the
Franklin "ProSensor" - (various models.)