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Stainless steel surface boxes?
I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think
they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers |
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Piers Finlayson wrote:
I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message k... Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. |
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:31:48 +0100, Piers Finlayson wrote:
Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. Is there no way to recess them? I've recessed plain galvanised boxes into wood before, if there is no back you can customise by drilling and screwing through the sides. -- Mike W |
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Piers Finlayson wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message k... Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. The only ones I know of come with socket and box. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...90708&id=49437 -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" writes: Piers Finlayson wrote: Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. The only ones I know of come with socket and box. Yes, the type the OP points at are low profile ones intended only for flush mounting. Surface mount ones have a different shaped faceplate. You will likely find they overhang a metalic surface box. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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In message , Piers Finlayson
writes "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message . uk... Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. Is it a hollow wall? I'm confused (aren't I always?) by the "wooden wall" description. If the wall is hollow you could probably use a dry lining box. These allow you to retrofit a flush box into a hollow wall. You can then add whatever face plate you wish. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...=16255&id=3696 0 Hth Someone |
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"somebody" wrote in message ... In message , Piers Finlayson writes "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message .uk... Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. Is it a hollow wall? I'm confused (aren't I always?) by the "wooden wall" description. If the wall is hollow you could probably use a dry lining box. These allow you to retrofit a flush box into a hollow wall. You can then add whatever face plate you wish. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...=16255&id=3696 0 Nah, it's a solid wood wall. Built out of beams and panels. (My house is a semi - the full house was split down the middle many, many years ago, probably before I was born. As part of adding the staircase to my half a two storey wooden wall was fitted.) |
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Nah, it's a solid wood wall. Built out of beams and panels.
Surely there is some void behind the wood? Are you just not allowed to cut in because of party wall fire/noise considerations? Christian. |
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Piers Finlayson wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message k... Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Cheers, Piers Heh! The boxes will be out of sight why cant you just use the normal galvanised type? -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite No, they boxes are not out of site, cos they're mounted directly onto the wood itself. Using boxes like these http://tinyurl.com/s272w. You could mount the galvanised type and make wooden square frames to fit over the box the same diameter as the socket. -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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Stainless steel surface boxes?
"Piers Finlayson" wrote in message ... I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. I guess the closest might be the grey metal clad boxes but you have to buy the sockets as well, eg: http://www.gwsupplies.co.uk/electric....info.php?2091 -- Bob Mannix (anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not) |
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Stainless steel surface boxes?
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Piers Finlayson wrote: I've put in a load of matt stainless steel sockets in my house - I think they are these ones http://tinyurl.com/g2nzc. Problem is, some of my sockets are mounted in white plastic surface boxes because some of the walls are wooden. I want to replace these with satin stainless steel boxes. Does anyone know where I might be able to find these? I've drawn a blank. Surface mount boxes that take 'flush' sockets are only available in plastic, IIRC. Proper surface mount sockets - they have slightly smaller outside dimensions with rounded corners and a lip that fits over the box - have steel boxes, but only painted in an approximate match to the socket if polished metal. And not all ranges do matching flush and surface sockets. As regards a stainless steel box - never seen them. Hostile environments where they'd be a good idea wouldn't be suitable for ordinary sockets anyway. -- *I believe five out of four people have trouble with fractions. * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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