richo106 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Hi all I have been away all weekend and the plasterboarders/plasterers did a weekend for me, couple of the walls were dotted/dabbed by them. There is metal boxes on the wall but for whatever reason they have pushed the boards to far back and skimmed the walls but the front of my back boxes still stick out 3/4mm!! Has anybody got any ideas on how to sort this? One option was to trim the front of the boxes with a multi-tool or grinder and then easi-fill when needed. Far from ideal but I am not sure what else I can do I meant to take a photo to explain better, I will add one tonight Any advice/ideas welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 If you are having the walls plaster skimmed, then the plasterers will take up the 3mm, so not a huge problem. If you are going tape and fill, you will need to take the boxes out, and recess them further into the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Some electric accessories have a lip around the edge that may cover this. Otherwise, could you get the backboxes out without too much damage and replace with shallower ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo106 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Big Jimbo said: If you are having the walls plaster skimmed, then the plasterers will take up the 3mm, so not a huge problem. If you are going tape and fill, you will need to take the boxes out, and recess them further into the wall. They have already skimmed this wall, and the boxes are still protruding by 3/4mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo106 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: Some electric accessories have a lip around the edge that may cover this. Otherwise, could you get the backboxes out without too much damage and replace with shallower ones? The back boxes are currently 35mm so I could try and change them for 25mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 42 minutes ago, richo106 said: The back boxes are currently 35mm so I could try and change them for 25mm There may be room behind the dabs to push the cables through. Could be simple, could be a pain. Try one and see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) The board should come flush or proud to the boxes Check that they have solid dabbed around the perimeter and boxes They are cutting corners Edited September 11, 2023 by nod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo106 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 2 hours ago, nod said: The board should come flush or proud to the boxes Check that they have solid dabbed around the perimeter and boxes They are cutting corners Yes most of the walls are like this, just one wall unfortunately, annoyed because i would of sorted this before if I was there to check it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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