In the 1930s electrical accessories were mounted on wooden plates, and these were mainly referred to as 'pateras.' The anglicised version 'pattress' gradually took over from pateras. Wooden pattress' can enhance the wooden furniture in your room blending the design, previous customers have advised that they have used our wooden pattress to sit behind light switch/dimmer switch panels and to display vintage internal bell pulls. Basin Washstands Thomas Crapper’s range of basin Washstands are hand-made in Britain and are designed to fit both sizes of our Marlborough square basins and our latest range of marble countertops.

The plastic boxes are usually white in colour. Popular specifications are 2 gang with a depth of 35mm. However, you can find them in a wide array of dimensions. What is Surface Pattress? Screws holding plastic pattresses in place should be done up until the screwhead touches the pattress surface, and no more. Further tightening can break the brittle plastic. Classical Bathroom Accessories Our range of Classical Bathroom Accessories is Made in Britain from solid brass. This wooden pattress is manufactured in our UK workshops by craftsmen using sustainable timber. Iroko is also known as Africian Teak.

Or you may be replacing a light fitting that had a wide base than your new fitting or your ceiling has suffered some cosmetic damage whilst removing the old fitting, using a wooden ceiling pattress will, generally, cover a larger area than a ceiling rose meaning that you will not have to re-do your ceiling before installing your new light fitting giving a nice finish to your light fitting. Grid switch pattresses are another type not often seen in homes. These accept a number of accessories, which can be mixed at will in the one box. Available accessories include various switches, dimmers, key switches, indicators, etc. The accessories don't have any face plate, a single full size faceplate is fitted last. MK is known for its grid switch range, however they are also available from other manufacturers. Different ranges are not interchangeable. We are proud to launch our latest range of wooden based Metal Domed Light Switches. These superior quality ranges are crafted by hand in our UK factory and have been designed in line with Traditional styling methods that would suit older and more traditional interiors.

We also include a metal adaptor plate with every wooden frame which allows you to mount your frame and switch to a standard metal flush box for direct replacement of your existing flush mounted light switches.Budget brand plastic pattresses can suffer a significant breakage rate during installation, particularly if a fair amount of hole needs to be made for cable entry, or if the underlying wall is not competely flat, or the installer doesn't appreciate their frailty. Many metal accessories for surface mounting are a different size to plastic pattresses. The screw spacing is the same, but the outer size isn't. These are an eyesore if one type is fitted to the other. Need a way to protect exposed wires and cables? A surface mounted box may be the solution you’re looking for. This guide will compare different surface mount boxes, their components, and how you may fit one yourself. What is a Surface Mount Box? Here's an example of the switches mounted on a wall that had to be completely rebuilt. I kept the original round conduit boxes mounted on the surface, but took the opportunity of the wall rebuild to hide the power cables. To be honest, I'm not entirely convinced I should have done that as I don't really mind steel conduit and it blends in well enough when suitably painted, plus we have plenty of exposed conduit in other areas of the house and it all looks fine to me. I've even installed some new surface steel conduit in a few places to remain in keeping with the original installation. It's the usual dilemma of true authenticity versus the modern fashion for old things, though as we've discussed before, there are very few people willing to live a truly 'period' lifestyle. :wink: Freestanding Baths Luxury freestanding baths have become the focal point of many a beautiful, traditional bathrooms.