Nate Nagel wrote:
Kitep wrote:

I bought a house, a real fixer-upper One problem is that a lot of
the holes cut in the drywall to fit around the receptacles are too
large, so that the fins on the plug don't catch - it just keeps going
till it's flush with the box, which of course if flush with the stud.
So, the plug sits about 1/2 inch too deep.

What are some methods for fixing this? The best way I could think of
is to buy some longer screws, and some small, thick washers. Any
suggestions?



I swear I saw metal support plates for just this problem in the dale
electric catalog but I can't seem to come up with the right combination
of search terms to find you a link to their web site. I was going to
order a couple next time I had to order any electrical supplies and I
haven't had to order anything in a while.

nate


found what I was thinking of

http://dale-electric.com/search.php?...ultsPerPage=25

does this help?

nate

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