Re: Mounting "deep" lightswitches...

[Phillip Harris <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

*chuckle*

Thanks for the suggestion Paul - hadn't thought of doing that. ;-) (BTW -
if you missed it that was what I said would be the fallback solution in my
initial question. :-P )

Phil

On 11 Mar 2010, at 09:12, Paul Gale wrote:

> Ah, OK I see.
>
> How about using a surface mount box - you could use a shallow one and
cut the back out - that way you get a good looking surround and the
depth??? Mounting wise - you could get some longer screws and screw through
it into the box already in the wall - possibly a simple job.
>
> Paul.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Phillip Harris
>> Sent: 11 March 2010 08:19
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Mounting "deep" lightswitches...
>>
>>
>> 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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