Re: British (european?) kitchen counter electric outlets

On 6/16/2024 2:03 PM, Edward Rawde wrote:

Or, was lath/chickenwire installed to support
the plaster?

 I've never done plastering myself but I think it goes directly on the bricks.
 https://www.google.com/search?q=uk+wall+plaster

Hmmm, interesting.  Here, a "real" plaster wall would be applied over lath
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lath>
But, modern homes now use skim-coated drywall; the drywall has a kraft-paper
coating so the (thin) coat of plaster acts as a more pleasing (and less porous)
veneer.
Here (desert southwest), its hard to find folks who will do "smooth"; instead,
walls are textured (to hide the imperfections of taped joints, etc.)

How do you hang pictures?

 https://www.google.com/search?q=wall+plug (not the electrical kind)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_plug
 That mentions Rawlplug which I can remember.

Ah, an anchor.  That suggests your plaster is relatively thick.  By contrast,
a skim coat is a few mm thick -- though the drywall adds another half inch
behind that before you encounter a stud.
Still, the preferred means of hanging loads off walls is to find stud(s)
to carry the load.  E.g., a large painting, a TV, etc.
[Growing up, our walls were plaster so you had to be 103% sure of the
desired placements of any hangings!  No "unnecessary" holes in the plaster
that would require patching/repainting!]

It's likely that plasterboard (drywall) is more popular now.

It is used for walls and ceilings, here.  Relatively inexpensive to buy
and install ($1/sq ft).