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Plaster adhesive over cables


James94

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Just helping a family friend to hide some new tv and lighting cables in a dot dab wall. The question is can I just fill gap straight over the wires with plaster board adhesive, will it cause any harm to wires and would I have to apply a coat of plaster over the adhesive or would it finish similar to plaster for painting.

regards. James

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If the mains cables are protected by an RCD then I don't think they need any mechanical protection even if <50mm from the surface. If they did, I don't think metal capping would count as it's still no match for a nail? I'm sure there's a resident spark on here who'll know chapter and verse.

 

Drywall adhesive can be smoothed and sanded, but whether it'd provide as good a match to the surrounding area as others plasters I don't know. 

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