new metal back box sunken into wall.... wall plastered..... screwthread missing in side lug when trying to screw new socket to the wall....what to do?
On 06/07/14 09:12, Brian Gaff wrote:
Depends if you have room to temp glue a nut behind the lug where the thread
has gone, I suppose. It would cause some concern when you try to get the
screw out some years down the line though. I have done this, and it worked,
but I have to admit it was a bodge. Grin.
I bodged a tapped hole in the back of the box (light switch) with a
longer screw to reach. The existing lug hole was too large and I
couldn't glue a nut to the back of it for some reason I forget.
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Adrian C
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