Fitting Junction boxes or not !

They still do;-
http://www.screwfix.com/p/appleby-galvanised-steel-knockout-boxes-2g-47mm/29466
By the way you can get 3 x 4mm sq T & E cables in these sockets. which I found useful for a utility room.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-13a-2-gang-dp-switched-plug-socket-metal-clad/49437

 

I don't know if it's applicable in your situation but I'll chime in anyway. When I had a partial rewire done, my sparky put a mixture of Wagos and JB around the place and made them accessible my putting them behind sockets and switches. I have about four blank plates on deeper wall boxes with Junctions inside, and he gave me a diagram of where any joints can be found. This has been useful as I've added a few spurs and changed light fittings and for example, all the light fittings only have one supply cable, and the joins that would usually be in a ceiling rose are all behind the swiches.

 

Yes, easier for you but then the householder comes along and puts down laminate, (or engineered wood) flooring. Over the years the termination loosens and a fault occurs, nobody knows the junction box is there, even if they do its a rip up that nice floor job.

Don't think it doesn't happen. I have been on underfloor/broken continuity hunts several times. And its always time-consuming, frustrating and expensive to make good for the customer.

 

I recently discovered that when an extra socket was added to my ringmain the JB is *behind* plastic backbox. The clue was this is written on backbox. Does this count as accessible? I would have to completely remove socket, causing damage to decoration.
There is depth because its behind a stud wall of conservatory which backs onto house. Is this a usual thing to do? Will the electrician have used a non maintenance JB or a standard one?
Many thanks
Ps apologies for jumping on someone else's post. Hope this is not considered rude?

 

Welcome to the forum.You should start your own thread. Once reading the original post and seeing it's 4 years old people lose interest.

 

@a little bit of knowledge
Agreed. Start new topic and you’ll get help.

if you hijack another topic, not only is it bad manners, you’ll also probably only get replies from those who had subscribed to the topic.
A new topic puts u at the top of the list and more will look at it.