justincaseme
May 2, 2008, 11:15 PM
Hello -
I have a room torn down to the studs where I've run all new electrical wiring. Now I'm in the process of putting up new 1/2" soundboard in some places and 5/8" drywall everywhere (so, 8/9" total thickness in some locations). The books on electrical wiring that I read didnt address the issue of box depth and drywall thickness very clearly though :confused: ...
* I have a metal ceiling fan box that I attached to a joist using the guides on the box. After installing the drywall on the ceiling (no soundboard on the ceiling) the bottom lip of the box was recessed below the drywall surface about 1/4". Is this going to be a problem when I mount the fan? Do I need to adjust the box depth? (very difficult to access the location where this box was installed)
* For the wall outlets (almost all duplex) I initially used the cheap self-nailing kind for the walls that didn't include soundboard. I followed the guides on the boxes exactly, but they always result in the boxes being recessed well below the surface of 5/8" drywall. Is that normal? In the locations with soundboard I used the duplex boxes that allow you to adjust depth by turning a screw - these are great, but they are about $4 more than the regular boxes.
* In my electrical books, the pictures of rough construction (no drywall) always show the receptacles fully installed prior to the drywall going up. Is that really how it's done? How can you cleanly cut out the drywall hole without damaging the receptacle? It makes more sense to me to remove the receptacles first. How do the pros do it though? Any tips would be much appreciated!
Thanks!!
Justin
I have a room torn down to the studs where I've run all new electrical wiring. Now I'm in the process of putting up new 1/2" soundboard in some places and 5/8" drywall everywhere (so, 8/9" total thickness in some locations). The books on electrical wiring that I read didnt address the issue of box depth and drywall thickness very clearly though :confused: ...
* I have a metal ceiling fan box that I attached to a joist using the guides on the box. After installing the drywall on the ceiling (no soundboard on the ceiling) the bottom lip of the box was recessed below the drywall surface about 1/4". Is this going to be a problem when I mount the fan? Do I need to adjust the box depth? (very difficult to access the location where this box was installed)
* For the wall outlets (almost all duplex) I initially used the cheap self-nailing kind for the walls that didn't include soundboard. I followed the guides on the boxes exactly, but they always result in the boxes being recessed well below the surface of 5/8" drywall. Is that normal? In the locations with soundboard I used the duplex boxes that allow you to adjust depth by turning a screw - these are great, but they are about $4 more than the regular boxes.
* In my electrical books, the pictures of rough construction (no drywall) always show the receptacles fully installed prior to the drywall going up. Is that really how it's done? How can you cleanly cut out the drywall hole without damaging the receptacle? It makes more sense to me to remove the receptacles first. How do the pros do it though? Any tips would be much appreciated!
Thanks!!
Justin