American double gang backboxes

American double gang backboxes

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Driller

Original Poster:

8,310 posts

291 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Do these exist in a version which is flush mountable in a concrete/brick wall or should I just stick a screw through the back?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

283 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Eh?

Short answer is no, they're designed for use in stud walls as the americans dont build with bricks.

But you can dig them into a proper wall and screw through the back, no worries.

cjs

11,167 posts

264 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Is this what you want?

http://www.foxelectricsupply.com/content/products/...

I have bought them before in the UK but for the life of me I cannot remember where....let me have a look in my old files.

FlossyThePig

4,131 posts

256 months

Friday 27th March 2009
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What exactly are you trying to install? Which country, UK or France?

VEX

5,257 posts

259 months

Friday 27th March 2009
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Watch the depth of J Boxes, they are massive!

We usually cut the back off the plastic ones as the hardware we use is usually a quarter of the depth and needs little protection.

V.

Driller

Original Poster:

8,310 posts

291 months

Friday 27th March 2009
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Thanks for all the replies. How come everybody knows so much about American backboxes? confused (Matt aside)

I'm in France for what it's worth.

I shall stick a screw through the back as Matt confirmed although I like the idea making it more shallow. But then if I did that, I couldn't stick a screw through the back...

Those metal boxes look interesting.