How to install a socket in lath and plaster. 

My god, someone who actually takes their time and is considerate of old plaster. The previous owners graciously cut holes into the plaster/lathe for electrical box. It was a hideous job that I need to fix. You even leveled the boxes. Brilliant.

Thanks for a great video. Very good quality and clear audio. Can't wait to see more :)

I didn't have an oscillating tool when I did my outlet. So I used a masontry drill bit and drilled holes around my pencil markings. Then played connect the dots with a jab saw. Once I had an outline I used a jigsaw to cut away the laths and removed the section.

Excellent. I had honestly forgotten what quality work can done. My son's is planning electrical wiring in his home, the contractor bid does not include any plaster work. He mention the the work is going to be "messy". I had plan to do the patch up work, but I am going to mention to the contractor it doesn't have to get " messy" and not to take any short cuts. Work sensible , and have courtesy to the customer. THANK YOU

It won't cut the wood lath but a diamond grit grinding blade for grout removal on the multi tool works so much better for going through plaster (and cement/rock lath). Makes so much cleaner of a cut with much less crumbling and damage, wish I had learned that a lot sooner. Really anytime you need to go through it look for tools that grind or are designed for masonry and it works so much better.

Thanks for the video. I have to relocate a socket my dad installed 20 years ago. Your video shows me everything I was unsure about and a plan B in case the plaster is in a worse state than I hope it is.

This was extremely helpful. I was trying to cut an outlet earlier and my stud finder was going haywire all over the wall. Your wire trick saved me some headache. I was told all the walling was replaced but it seems I was lied to. I'll need to find some way to cut the remaining lath cleanly now that I've hacked most of it away with a drywall saw.

What a brilliant video, thank you so much, this is really useful to me as someone who has an older house 🙏 - you sir are a very knowledgeable guy and have explained this job in such great detail - many thanks 👍

Excellent video, amazing tips. Thank you so much for creating this and sharing all your knowledge ❤

I wish the electricians on my job took this much care. They take half the wall down to fit a box 😂

The 90 degree piece of wire as a stud finder is a nice touch 👍

Good video, sensible advice and you concentrated upon the task, rather than upon yourself. Too many Sparkies on YT I regret seem to think it's about them, so take twice as long to cover half of the same detail, then miss the important bits! I liked the diagram at the end, covering how to use a long drill to get through the Sole Plate. I have a similar job and was just pondering how best to create the hole in the Sole Plate for the cable to come up, i.e. without making an access hole to achieve this big enough for my dog to climb in! Great, that small tip alone has helped me no end, because getting the Cables up via the Sole Plate was posing an issue in terms of how best to do this. I have a couple to do, and getting the cables up from under the Sole Plate was the main issue (if I wished to do a neat job and not create a huge re-decoration job in the process of adding a few extra Sockets to the Ring Circuit).

Many thanks. All the best.

Thanks for the Video , drilling through the sole plate would be a interesting video.

If only every electrician would install something this way

Great video as ever, keep them coming mate 👍

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial.

Very well done. Thank you!

Real true free tip.thank you

Thanks for sharing chief! Excellent video.

Excellent tutorial.👍

Brilliant thanks mate. Love the end tip aswell!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Good practical video.Thank you .

Stuck a recommendation on Artisan, CJR, Bundy for you. Your videos are very good. I am training to be an electrician.

Great job . Thank you 😊

Thank younsooooo much for this video 🎉🙌👏👏👏👏

Thanks, informative and just what I needed. 👍👍 Thoughtful and clear.

Excellent really good

Thank you so much

Thanks for the excellent video. Could you please suggest which brand of box you used / is the best suited to be fitted into a lath and plaster wall. Many thanks again.

I need to get tool like that with correct blades to cut in my plaster bathroom walls to get to some water pipes have light water leak, plumbers are wanting charge me thousands dollars for repipe with pex lines but I am just wanting to repair the pipe.

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How far should the box stick out from the stud for lath and plaster vs. drywall? I think all the boxes have ears for the stud alignment for drywall thickness.

How did you recess the box into the plaster, to prepare for a flush wall?