[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Do you have room for a double gang box? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:38:41 In Reply to: Re: Do you have room for a double gang box?, Randy Thatcher [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:51:24 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I agree with the others that you should try for a double gang box (in the worst case, if the fill is excessive swap in a deeper single box, but then you are still stuck with finding a dual switch pilot light)...

the best bet is to (after killing the power to the circuits in question, obviously) pull the existing switches and probe around: poke a wire through the holes in the box and measure how far you've got on each side... Most likely the current box is on a stud (you can estimate this pretty easily: 2 studs + door casing = about 4"), but maybe you will get lucky...

If your house is plaster, the trick I use is to gently drill a series of holes through just the plaster with a fine masonry bit... basically make a dotted line where the box edge will be... it is then much easier to remove the unwanted plaster without damaging the finish outside of where the cover plate will reside. once the plaster is gone you can more gently saw the lathe so it doesn't all fall apart (I often try to reinforce it from the back first). It amazes me how many electricians just go in there with a recip or jig saw and shake the whole wall apart - leaving the damage to the next guy to fix (which is way more work than doing it right)... idiots...

• Home Electrical Question, Randy Thatcher , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:50:33
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  • Re: Home Electrical Question, BobS, Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:45:08
  • Limited to Decora Style, MI-Roger , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:27:06
    • Re: Limited to Decora Style, Randy Thatcher , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:31:46
      • Re: Limited to Decora Style, Erik919kt, Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:22:55
      • Do you have room for a double gang box?, MI-Roger , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:06:13
        • Re: Do you have room for a double gang box?, Randy Thatcher , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:51:24
          • Re: Do you have room for a double gang box?, Snowmobile , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:38:41 <-- Viewing This Message
          • You can buy a single and a double Old Work boxes, MI-Roger , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:37:15
        • Seconded, ELaw , Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:14:53

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