plaster ring to use with brown electrical box

#PLASTER RING TO USE WITH BROWN ELECTRICAL BOX LICENSE#

May have missed this in the thread, so sorry if it's been addressed. Replaced a few before putting up the DW (at ~ $1.5 each, WOW). I hate plastic boxes as well, just had about $3K electrical work done (including new 200 A service) and the guy used $0.39 boxes. > What are the best ways to straighten the flimsy blue boxes after the sheet rock is on? I'm very close to what you might call 'My Blue Heaven'. I have been getting my courage up over the last 18 months and finally went to the latest project of that builder and introduced myself and said I wanted to work for him, or with him, or whatever. You can drive by his houses and see the difference, if you are a good framer. The good news, maybe, is this: I have been looking at every new house here in the county for about five years and identified the best builder. The same goes for insulation, flooring, trim, foundations, guttering, and so on. I don't like to do drywall, but when the HO rents the lift and just wants a little help, I have to go and do the best I can.

#PLASTER RING TO USE WITH BROWN ELECTRICAL BOX LICENSE#

I don't need a license to do electrical outside of city limits here, so I do that. Now I just do roofing if they say they want it.

I decided to quit breaking my back hand-nailing and bought my Bostitch roofing nailer and all the other roofing stuff. I can remember just a few months ago when I said I did not want to do roofs. Unfortunately, perhaps, I must be willing to do the rest. i don't hav any heavy equipment, so I cannot dig the hole. I take on anything that will make a buck, within reason, like sphere, from reading his posts. I am not fast, but you cannot find anyone who builds it stronger and few who can do it more precisely. Jusk kidding.īlue, I'm an old man trying to build a business. Treat the wires nicely! I have a piece of wire from my remodel where the previous redneck electrician yanked some wire tight around a bend and the wire had worn down to the copper from 40 years of heating and cooling and rubbing on the corner. Don't run more than two wires through a single hole (they heat up which destroys the insulation).ģf. Don't bundle your wires together in long runs. If you are curious, take a hole where you have a wire and run a 3' drywall screw through it and tell me what you think about your wires.ģd. Nail plate everywhere you cross a stud or topplate! Don't blow this one off. Some inspectors don't even allow two wires under a staple.ģc. You use wire stackers when running more than two wires down a stud? Keeps the wires neat and orderly and running down the middle of the stud. My local Lowe's sells them and I love them.ģb. Much easier to drive then staples and much harder to hurt the wire. You use the good staples? GB makes stapels that are actually two small nails through a plactic hat looking thing. I punch my needlenose through them from the outside, then push the wire through until I have about 1' of sheath inside the box (code calls for 1/2' I believe).ģa. I block 3-gang and 4-gang boxes as they never end up right (flush with the wall).Ģ. But yes they are flimsy when just nailed to the stud and used that way. Once attached behind finish wall with plate, the plastic boxes should be fine.

Plaster ring to use with brown electrical box