Plaster over old TV aerial socket

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Norman_Castle wrote: »

That photograph is depressing.

I only stuck picture up.


Just needs a lightweight canvas picture stuck over it.





There you go, job done.

kingdave82

CakeCrusader wrote: »

I can't see the link, but if I hover over it I can see a galvanised steel knockout box link at the bottom of my screen. I'd imagine there's a square indent behind it along with a hole that goes straight through the brick. Unscrew it and take it off so you can see what you're dealing with. Just fill it in layers, a little at a time and leave it to dry in between (applies whether it's a small hole or a square indent).


You've looked outside to see where the cable goes, yes?? You don't really want a cable attached to nothing just hanging around outside your house.

Where it goes, nobody knows! :laugh:

The cable doesn't seem to leave the house anywhere obvious - there are other cables coming out of the house attached to the aerial, but these are accounted for - and we've plugged a TV into it but had no luck in getting a signal, so my guess is that it is already just a cable attached to nothing hanging around my house.

stragglebod

Got a picture of what's behind the front plate?

Norman_Castle

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,






I only stuck picture up.


Just needs a lightweight canvas picture stuck over it.





There you go, job done.

Thanks, much better.

Belenus

kingdave82 wrote: »

He won't be doing that. I've got the paint still in the shed from the last time it was decorated, so it should be a like for like match just painting over the patch (I hope!).................

Don't expect a perfect match from old paint.

The paint in the tin may have gone off, especially if it was stored in an outside shed over winter and summer.

The paint on the wall has probably faded or changed colour slightly since it was applied. How long ago was that?

coffeehound

kingdave82 wrote: »

Where it goes, nobody knows! :laugh:

The cable doesn't seem to leave the house anywhere obvious - there are other cables coming out of the house attached to the aerial, but these are accounted for - and we've plugged a TV into it but had no luck in getting a signal, so my guess is that it is already just a cable attached to nothing hanging around my house.

It'll go into the wall cavity then up to the loft, probably. Though if it's a recent build, the builder will sometimes just put in the wall plates and leave it to you to wire up . .

kingdave82

Belenus wrote: »

Don't expect a perfect match from old paint.

The paint in the tin may have gone off, especially if it was stored in an outside shed over winter and summer.

The paint on the wall has probably faded or changed colour slightly since it was applied. How long ago was that?

About 6-7 months ago

coffeehound wrote: »

It'll go into the wall cavity then up to the loft, probably. Though if it's a recent build, the builder will sometimes just put in the wall plates and leave it to you to wire up . .

No aerial in the loft though. Mine is roof mounted and I can see where the cable runs from it and down into the living room. There are no junctions or whatever on it taking another cable into another room in the house.

Grenage

I just screwed a piece of wood into one of our old boxes, then filled the difference with powdered filler. Put enough in to make it proud, and then sanded flush. Total time, about 10 minutes.


I was concerned that the differing thermal properties would cause cracks, but it was fine.