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tiling around electrical sockets
Jun 29th, 2009, 1:31pm
 
Hi, I am a new member seeking advice. i am looking to tile a splashback around the kitchen walls but have various sockets in the way. Unfortunately (for me anyway), when the walls were plastered, the metal boxes were set so deep that i struggled to get face plate screws long enough to reach!
Now i am looking to tile the wall, i can see i might have a problem!
on one section of wall (near the cooker), there are three "sockets" side by side with no wall left between them too.
Any suggestions gratefully received, i want to try and get it right and not bodge the job, even tho i am an amateur!
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Re: tiling around electrical sockets
Reply #1 - Jun 29th, 2009, 2:46pm
 
3.5mm (socket) screws are readily available upto 75mm (I think) long, 50mm are very common and are available from most electrical wholesalers. If the boxes really have been set that deep, then depending on wall construction, you should be looking to fit extension rings to increase the depth of the box.

Paul
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Re: tiling around electrical sockets
Reply #2 - Jun 30th, 2009, 9:56am
 
As Goodsparks said, you can get longer screws, 3.5mm machine screws.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Fixings_Index/Plate_Screws_1/index.html
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Re: tiling around electrical sockets
Reply #3 - Jul 2nd, 2009, 3:45pm
 
If you can't find them locally ebay has lots just search for "electrical screws"

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=electrical+screws...

While you are in the electrcal shops get yourself an 3M5 thread cutting tap for clearing the tile adhesive out of the threads. They sell them with a handle attached. Sometimes called a "rethreader".

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Halls-HB11-Rethreader-M3-5-x-0-6_W0QQitemZ370184194630QQcm...

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