Plasterboard box

[ACOperson]

Hi all, about to have some wiring work done on a flat with lots of plasterboard & stud walls. At the minute lots of the sockets are surface mounted - I'd prefer to have them flush. I've seen these things for sale:

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MTMDLB1.html

Are these types of box used frequently, and are they any good?

Cheers

 

[ebee]

Easy to fit and use.
My only concern is that they are not very strong (the lugs that hold onto the back of the plasterboard could do with a bigger surface area and the screw inserts for fastening your switch/socket are weak)
It seems true irrespective of brand.
So use them by all means but treat them lightly.
Years ago I remember some lugs you could fit to metal boxes to convert them but not seen any lately

 

[Adam_151]

The other concern is that its a flat, and therefore some of the walls bight be providing a barrrier (to sound and fire) thus cutting big holes in them might breach the building regs in those areas, I advise a quick call to your local building control offcier to see what he has got to say on the matter

 

[cozycats]

If it's a flat and plasterboard you coul find that the plasterboard on walls to adjoining flats is up to 1 1/2 in thick

 

[ACOperson]

No, all of the adjoining walls to next door are solid, but about 3 of the internal walls are plasterboard.

Think that I may use them sparingly then.

Cheers all.