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juco Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 183 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	wall socket fitting Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:05pm Electrician fitted wall sockets to wall and they are fitted ok if I was painting the wall, as I am going to tile it the `faceplate` needs to come out a bit. How do I do this? Use longer screws? thanks
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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #1 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:09pm juco wrote on Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:05pm: Electrician fitted wall sockets to wall and they are fitted ok if I was painting the wall, as I am going to tile it the `faceplate` needs to come out a bit. How do I do this? Use longer screws? thanks Exactly, available at any of the 'Sheds'.
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juco Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 183 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #2 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:47pm Thanks Twobarrows I just needed confirmation. regards Juco
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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #3 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:54pm Wrap a carrier bag, or clingfilm (you can still use it then) around it, tile adhesive & grout can be horrible to get off sometimes (last time I grouted black my lovely 3 year old told everyone at nursery that her daddy painted his nails!).
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juco Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 183 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #4 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 9:05pm Great idea, never thought of that, one of those useful tips that aren`t listed anywhere. thanks Juco
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sparky415 Trade Member Offline Its more complicated than I first thought Posts: 679 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #5 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 10:01pm Juco, When you are looking for ‘socket’ screws, They are also called 3.5mm screws, from electrical wholesalers When you install the new ones make sure they are not so long that they trap the wires when you screw them back
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juco Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 183 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: wall socket fitting Reply #6 - Mar 12^th, 2008, 10:36pm Thanks Sparky415 Will do.
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