I think in the end the solution is spacers behind a box extender (or spacers only but we want to respect code requirements), but it's such a disappointment and a pain to have to add all that extra junk to fix this issue. Which doesn't leave enough drywall to catch the ears of the outlets.Īre these just horrible boxes? If not, what did we do wrong? Arlington is a leading manufacturer of quality electrical products, communications products, home theater products, and more since 1949. It forces slightly bigger cuts with a rotozip. Which leads me to think that's a design flaw. Ships pre-assembled, ready for use with 1-3/8' finish or cladding thicknesses. I finally compared the box we used to the standard 1 gang box and the outside edge is bigger on all sides than the standard box. In addition, we offer unique and innovative home theater. We manufacture products that meet or exceed the changing needs of electrical distributors and contractors, with the vast majority of our products manufactured in America. Sigma Engineered Solutions 1-Gang Gray Metal Weatherproof New Work Standard Rectangular Exterior. Arlington has been a leading manufacturer of quality electrical products and fittings since its founding in 1949. While our rotozipping wasn't perfect, mostly the cuts are 1/8 beyond the box which is basically just the width of the bit. Here is some additional information about Raco Plaster. Even box extenders ears don't grab any drywall! But worse, the receptacles only hit the box edge, not enough overhang on the ears to grab any of the drywall. To log-on to the portal please start a new session by clicking here. Some worse than others, it's an old house. The Telework Portal provides safe and secure access to the Arlington County resources you need to do your job successfully and efficiently from your home computer or any computer with Internet access. If we tried to set them any further out, the nails would not even end up in a stud.Īfter hanging drywall and rotozipping around the outside of the box, the boxes are mostly not flush with the drywall. We used the notches on the box to set the boxes on the studs.
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Shallow New Work Electrical Box-SNO18-6R - The Home Depot Hoping someone can see what we did wrong, or if not, agree that the electrical boxes we used have a design flaw!
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