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Putting electrical outlets in brick? W. Wells 07-16-2006
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Posted by ameijers on July 16, 2006, 1:17 pm

> I am installing an outlet on a porch of a brick house. Do you just knock
out
> a space for the box and wedge it in or is there some special way in brick?
I
> presume that you should put a special cover on the outlet to protect from
> the weather.
>
If this is for occasional use, and you are tall enough to reach it, look at
putting it in the soffit. Great for Xmas lights, etc. Also usually easier to
get a wire to it. Yes, you need a weather-proof cover. If you do put it in
the brick, you want a weather-proof box as well, since the back of the brick
isn;t always dry. Remember to put a GFCI upstream.

aem sends...


Posted by Tom Horne, Electrician on July 16, 2006, 5:38 pm
W. Wells wrote:
> I am installing an outlet on a porch of a brick house. Do you just knock out
> a space for the box and wedge it in or is there some special way in brick? I
> presume that you should put a special cover on the outlet to protect from
> the weather.
>
>

Is this to be installed in an existing brick wall or in a new one? In
either case you install a masonry box with an in use cover and caulk the
hell out of it. There are in use covers that are built into a box so
the cover will not protrude from the wall.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison

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