On 23/02/2021 17:35, Chris Green wrote:

I know it's a tall order but still I may as well ask...

Is there any clever way of getting a cable through a hidden stud
behind plasterboard?

Sometimes - but it depends on the circumstances...

If the wall has a loft space above or a floor that can be lifted so that
the top rail of the wall is visible, then you can drill down with a
spade bit in one or more bit extenders cascaded.

If the switch position is not too far from the stud then, a long bit can
go in an angle drill and that poked onto the hole for the switch or
behind the light socket. (or if mounting a light on the wall, you can
cut out a patch of PB behind it where the making good would be obscured
by the light).

Alternatively you can often drill at a slight angle through whatever
hole you have and hit the stud that way.


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Cheers,

John.

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