On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:34:43 GMT, "Toller" wrote:


She wants it in the corner which has the open stairway to the basement on
both sides, so there is no wall to put it into. It could be put into the
side of the stairs, but the box is thicker than the stair material so it
would look awful, and getting the cable to it would be a challenge. There
is a table over where it would go, so it is reasonably well protected on the
floor. There is acess to the floor from below.
She suggested putting it down below, actually in the top of the basement
wall and running a cord through the stairs, but the floor joists make
anything but a surface box impossible, and that would be hideous. Putting
it below the floor joists woud probably be possible, but then it would be a
good 6' from where she wants it.

All in all, it is not a good place for an outlet.

I can't really visualize this yet, so I apologize if I'm insulting
you, but what about near where you want to mount it now, but on the
side of the floor. If there are stairs, there must be a visible floor
side. Between the top and the bottom, the floor of the first floor
and the ceiling of the basement.

Or what about on its side inside the floor, accessed from the floor
side, with just a hole in the tile to run the wire through. That way
you won't have to cut a rectangle, just drill one hole. And any
water that goes through will land on the bottom of the inside of the
floor, in front of the receptacle, if you put the recpt. back from the
hole a bit. You could even run the wire through the hole and connect
the plug to the wire after it comes out the other side., to enable a
smaller hole. [other ideas] If this seems unsafe, you could line the
hole with a plastic tube glued in place, or a rubber grommet, with the
top side cut off, glued in place.


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