Re: Mounting "deep" lightswitches...

[Phillip Harris <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm renting so cutting further into the wall isn't an option. ;-)

Similarly as it's rented then I'm not too concerned as to how it looks as
it's only "temporary"...

Phil

On 11 Mar 2010, at 07:54, Paul Gale wrote:

> I presume you can't cut any further into the wall due to depth of wall
or structure of the wall?
>
> How will the device look if it does protrude too much? Maybe need to
think about some kind of surround to make it look better - or does that not
matter?
>
> Paul.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Phillip Harris
>> Sent: 11 March 2010 00:09
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ukha_d] Mounting "deep" lightswitches...
>>
>>
>> Has anyone found a decent supply of extender rings or collars to
allow
>> the mounting of "deep" switches in shallow boxes - and
by deep switches
>> I'm meaning things like ceiling fan controllers (or C-Bus wireless
>> switches) - or is the best solution to cut the back out of a 16mm
or
>> 25mm deep surface box and sandwich that between the switch and the
>> existing flush box?
>>
>> Yup - another one for the new gaff - hopefully will get hold of a
Wiser
>> too, might as well see what it does... :-D
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Phil
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