Hi,
I’m the carpenter. The client had a 1 1/2″ thick granite back splash put in. I bought plastic extenders for the electrical metal boxes. One of the cut outs is too small for the extender. Do you think it’s OK to just wire it up without the plastic extender.
Thanks
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Can't you clip the extender so that it will fit? Thats the way the metal extenders work out of the package. The purpose of boxes is to protect any combustible materials from catching fire, so with granite you are probably safe, but I don't know what code is in this situation.
The cut out is pretty small. For some reason a poor job was done on this cutout. The problem is a GFI (which takes up more room then a regular duplex) is going in it also. I guess I'm going to try to do the best I can cutting away at the plastic extender to get some of it in the hole.
Thanks for the info
install a GFI breaker and a regular outlet
Hijack. The client had a 1 1/2" thick granite back splash put in.
1 1/2"? Why so thick? How was the edge finished at the end of the run?
Regarding the plastic extender, I am thinking along the same line as Bryan. But when it comes to code, you'll never know.
I guess it's because the back splash came out of the same piece the counter top was made from.
"When it comes to code, you never know..." until you consult the Code. Article 370-19 & 20. Basically, in concrete and other non-combustivle materials, the allowance is 1/4". In wood, it must be flush.
Perhaps you could try a masonry type mud ring instead of a plaster mud ring. The plaster type has sloped sides and is roundish whereas the masonry type has square corners [where the projection leaves the flat plate].
~Peter
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Plastic box extentions, goof rings, from an electrical supply house installed with long screws, likely 3". Your going to have to remove enough of the material to get the rings to work.
Has anyone considered geting the granite people in to enlarge the cutout?
Seems to me this is their responsibility.
Re:"Seems to me this is their responsibility."A correct assumption IMHO. But these things usually fall to the electrician unless I have a relationship with the tradesmen before. Without claiming any artistry I can say I have gotten pretty good at removing various materials so I can fit box extensions. Granite, solid surface, various woods and tile. Masonry drill bits, carbide bits normally used in a router get chucked into a drill. Various 'Grit' blades either in a Sawsall, jigsaw or hand driven.
I had a similar problem with Italian tile on a backsplash. The tile guy made the opening to small so I had him come back and grind it out. Let them do it incase they ruin it.
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