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Posted by Jerry on October 7, 2007, 5:00 pm
>Speedy Jim wrote:
>> Jerry wrote:
>>> I have some electrical boxes for outlets and switches that were not
>>> installed flush with the wall. Therefore the covers do not lay flat,
>>> and there are gaps between the plate and the wall.
>>>
>>> Short of having the boxes replaced and installed correctly, is there
>>> an easier fix? Maybe switch plates with deeper lips that would flush
>>> against the wall? I have yet to fund these.
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> Hit them with a grinder?
>
>Well, it ain't exactly an approved method, but I have had luck with
>using a BFH on them, if the box was side-nailed into the stud. (Nails
>will be visible inside box.) Turn off power, remove device, hold a block
>of hardwood over box to ensure even impact, and whack it solidly a time
BFH? Bitch From Hell? LOL
>or two. This will not work on modern plastic boxes with the angled ears,
>or the style that has a riveted tab over front of stud. If there is any
>slop in the hole, a rap on the front will push the box back to the far
>edge of the hole.
>
>Don't get ridiculous with the hammer- if it doesn't move with a couple
>raps, it isn't going to.
>
>They do sell oversize plates, and a different style of plate (like the
>round-cornered metal ones) may be slightly deeper. If the boxes are
>really sticking out, a grinder may be only answer, short of drywall work
>or a kludge like adding a decorative plate under the cover plate.
>
>aem sends...
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