Fixing the wall after NTL

Doodee · 02-05-2010 02:06PM #1

After some painting and decorating I came across a damaged portion of the wall left behind by the NTL engineer.
I was wondering if anyone might have any ideas for any covers that can be used to house the cable outputs.
There appears to be a draft coming in from the whole also.

You can see it in better detail in the pics attached.

All help is appreciated.

mazthespark · 02-05-2010 02:29PM

you could probably buy either a blank plate or a single tv point. if u get a tv point you can usually remove the guts from the back of them leaving u with a blank plate with a hole in it. remove the splitter and feed the cable through the hole in the blank plate. re attach the splitter and screw the plate to the back box. job done

Doodee · 02-05-2010 03:12PM

mazthespark wrote: »

you could probably buy either a blank plate or a single tv point. if u get a tv point you can usually remove the guts from the back of them leaving u with a blank plate with a hole in it. remove the splitter and feed the cable through the hole in the blank plate. re attach the splitter and screw the plate to the back box. job done

Sounds good. Thanking you.

Where is best to pick up the blank plate or tv point in Dublin area?

mazthespark · 02-05-2010 04:11PM

any electrical wholesalers or diy shop.

indie armada · 03-05-2010 08:17PM

you will have to fix the metal box in the wall first. looks to be just hanging there. a blank plate will cost less then a euro so an easy and cheap fix.

astrofool · 04-05-2010 01:55PM

I'd replace the metal box with a plasterboard pattress (you might have to remove the piece of wood that's in behind it as well). You can then use any standard coax output. I presume the splitter is just for TV/FM and not splitting the signal? Woodies/B&Q/any electrical wholesaler will have all the bits you need.

Just don't cut the cable if you can at all help it (having to re-run if you cut it short, would be a pain).

Doodee · 04-05-2010 02:00PM

Replied are greatly appreciated.

Thanks again.

Fixing the wall after NTL

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