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