On Oct 16, 12:48*pm, theparty wrote:
I want to remove a single metal box from the wall of my hallway. There
was a switch there that operated the light in the attic, it was higher
up on the wall and unsightly. I am moving the wires and connections to
another box on the other side of the walll (in a closet, with a blank
cover), and putting a light with pull chain in the attic. I want to do
as little damge to the wall as posible, then I'll repair the opening
with wood and plaster. It looks like the box is nailed to a stud with
two nails visible going through the box. What's the correct procedure?

I've been able to demo boxes like this by (carefully) taking a small
pry bar and BFH and taking the box apart inside the wall (generally
those boxes are designed to be ganged, so they are made of several
pieces. Sometimes the screws are even available from inside the box.)
then removing the nails. I've had to do this at least twice in my
house - once to remove a loose box and once because I was replacing a
regular switch with a 3-way and needed to fish a new cable, and
couldn't get through a fire stop without removing the box. In both
instances I used an old work box in the same location, although since
you're patching you don't even need to be so careful.

good luck

nate