"Joe" wrote in message
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My outside walls felt cold this past winter and I wanted to check if
they were insulated. Outside of knocking a hole in the wall is there
any better way of managing the destruction to see inside the walls? If
I put the hole low to the floor will I be able to see insulation or
does it generally start further up and how big of a how is necessary?


Turn off the electric to the cover plate you are about to remove.
Bend a straight piece of wire to form a small hook on the end.
Insert the wire beside the electric box and angle to the side.
Twist and pull. Insulation will be caught in the hook if you have any.
Repeat as many times as desired.

Note: that in most cases there is a stud on one side of the box and not the
other.

Colbyt