Mounting a socket outlet box (page 2)

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In plasterboard – use plastic socket outlet box

Hold the box in the desired position against the wall making sure it is level. Mark around the perimeter and check that there are no cables or pipes below the surface in this area. Using a drill, make a hole in each of the four corners of sufficient diameter to allow you to insert a padsaw. Using the saw, cut carefully though the plasterboard along the pencil lines, and remove the waste.

Feed the cable carefully through the most suitable access point of the box.

Fixing the socket outlet box

Place the box in the hole and adjust the plastic lugs at each side so that they are sitting against the back of the plasterboard. These boxes are held firmly in place when the face plate retaining screws are tightened. The action of tightening sandwiches the plasterboard between the lugs and the rim of the box.

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