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volts500

wrote:

After you kill the guy that wired the place, take his wallet and use
the money and rewire the whole house.

I'd say he's gonna need a lot of ammo before he finally shoots the
_right_ person responsible for that hack job. A lot can happen to a
house in 45 years. Looks to me like that door was cut in after the
house was built. Why would a receptacle outlet be placed that close to
a door in new construction? Aren't rough openings for doors usually
double-framed? That one doesn't seem to be. I haven't met a carpenter
yet who will notch a double-frame for an electric box. Looks to me
like whoever installed the door decided not to double-frame it,
possibly because the electric box was in the way, was also the same
person who didn't have the forsight to see that the door trim would be
in the way of the outlet and/or cover plate, then to finish the hack
job notched the stud (also something that most carpenters refuse to
do). Sorry, but that looks like a classic DIY hack job.