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Socket in blockwork wall

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  • 13-02-2019 7:56pm
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    Renovating9999
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    I have a double socket in what sounds like a blockwork internal wall. I want to move the socket a few inches to the right so that it can be hidden in a new unit I'm putting in. Is it a big or messy job for an electrician to do this in a solid wall?
    Thanks very much


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    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users Posts: 9,774 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    It is a messy job but not a big job.

    Assuming this is not a bathroom or kitchen, a competent handyman could do this job.

    Really it is about having a tidy finish and that is most of the work.

    It is really the chasing and plastering that takes the time, not the actual wiring.

    How big the work is depends on how many inches you want to move it and how much slack there is on the cable that is installed already.


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    notharrypotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭notharrypotter


    Renovating9999 wrote: »
    I want to move the socket a few inches to the right.
    Will moving the socket require extra cable or will you need to shorten the wire?
    Is it coming up from the floor or down from the ceiling?


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