Adustable mud ring - about time!!!

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I spotted this on a counter at the supply house - I was 1/2 tempted to steal the sample.... :cool: :wink:

I have wanted one of these for many years now - and I hope I see more of them available soon....
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Yeah those are great but expensive when compared to a standard ring. They've been around for a while. Someone posted a photo of them a few months ago. Still beats trying to use those horrible metal box adapters when the box is recessed.
 
infinity said:
Yeah those are great but expensive when compared to a standard ring. They've been around for a while. Someone posted a photo of them a few months ago. Still beats trying to use those horrible metal box adapters when the box is recessed.
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Still no guarantee that the sheetrockers will cut it out! :grin:
 
Minuteman said:
Still no guarantee that the sheetrockers will cut it out! :grin:
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True, but if you extend a few of them all the way out, after they haven't cut out a few of yours, it is fun watching them try to push the rock up against a series of mudrings that are sticking out 2". :smile:
 
john_axelson said:
True, but if you extend a few of them all the way out, after they haven't cut out a few of yours, it is fun watching them try to push the rock up against a series of mudrings that are sticking out 2". :smile:
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I've had sheet rockers who used their cordless drills to "adjust" my blue plastic adjustable boxes I use for kitchen countertop outlets planned to be in the granite backsplash. They screwed them in flush with the face of the studs and drywalled right over them. Then the granite guy came in and installed his granite splash. And I found all this out when I returned to the job to trim it out. And of course the general had already paid his low cost undocumented drywallers off in full already, forget trying to recover that expense. Bet he watches his drywall crews a bit closer next time.
 
macmikeman said:
I've had sheet rockers who used their cordless drills to "adjust" my blue plastic adjustable boxes I use for kitchen countertop outlets planned to be in the granite backsplash. They screwed them in flush with the face of the studs and drywalled right over them. Then the granite guy came in and installed his granite splash. And I found all this out when I returned to the job to trim it out. And of course the general had already paid his low cost undocumented drywallers off in full already, forget trying to recover that expense. Bet he watches his drywall crews a bit closer next time.
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Had a GC watching me go through a house proir to sheet rock with orange marker paint making marks on the floor he asked what I was doing and I pointed to the boxes after rock was up we walked throgh the house and I pointed out all the boxes that were covered
 
I want some in my truck.... macmikeman I have had the same type of thing happen - I have also had some dopes "adust" them with a hammer in my presence while I took pictures of it. And ask, "why is that guy taking pictures?"

Anyway _ I have been wanting something like this for those times when the GC switches from 3/4" stone to 3/8" glass and those many other times when people just can't get a grip on what they are supposed to be doing....
 
We do the same thing REWIRE

We do the same thing REWIRE

We use orange marking paint on the bottom plate and the floor to mark all box locations and take digital pictures of every single wall. This usually takes less than 30 minutes to do.
We walk the job right after the walls are skimmed then tell the contractor of all the boxes covered up. If we have to find them, (we know right where they are) the charge is $25.00 per box that we locate and cut out.

All of our trucks carry digital cameras and a picture is taken of all work completed, even service calls.
 
bigjohn67 said:
We use orange marking paint on the bottom plate and the floor to mark all box locations and take digital pictures of every single wall. This usually takes less than 30 minutes to do.
We walk the job right after the walls are skimmed then tell the contractor of all the boxes covered up. If we have to find them, (we know right where they are) the charge is $25.00 per box that we locate and cut out.

All of our trucks carry digital cameras and a picture is taken of all work completed, even service calls.
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Hmm, I just remember where I rough them in, but then again when you work alone things are a little easier to remember.
 
bigjohn67 said:
We use orange marking paint on the bottom plate and the floor to mark all box locations and take digital pictures of every single wall. This usually takes less than 30 minutes to do.
We walk the job right after the walls are skimmed then tell the contractor of all the boxes covered up. If we have to find them, (we know right where they are) the charge is $25.00 per box that we locate and cut out.

All of our trucks carry digital cameras and a picture is taken of all work completed, even service calls.
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Exactly what I do!

stickboy1375 said:
Hmm, I just remember where I rough them in, but then again when you work alone things are a little easier to remember.
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Just wait till 'ya get old, sonny!
 
stickboy1375 said:
I know i'm getting older, I have parts in my body that hurt that I didnt know I had...:grin:
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At least you're still aware of all your parts, and that they still work! :grin: :grin: :grin:


Kids these days! Dangdest thing I ever did see!
 
iwire said:
I think Marc has them in his truck.
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Oh, stop! :D No, I think they're stupid expensive.

I have flat, 1/2 and 5/8ths mud rings on the truck, but that's about it. I might stick a few leftover oddballs on the truck sometimes for a year or so to see if they might come in handy some day.

I use the flat mud rings as a substitute for an RS cover that I might not happen to have that day if I'm working in the boonies. A flat mud ring with a regular device cover isn't the prettiest option always for surface mounted boxes, but an acceptable RS cover substitute in my mind, in a pinch.

Next week I'm going to need a few 1-1/2" mud rings. That's a crazy thick wall.
 
mdshunk said:
Oh, stop! :D No, I think they're stupid expensive.

I have flat, 1/2 and 5/8ths mud rings on the truck, but that's about it. I might stick a few leftover oddballs on the truck sometimes for a year or so to see if they might come in handy some day.

I use the flat mud rings as a substitute for an RS cover that I might not happen to have that day if I'm working in the boonies. A flat mud ring with a regular device cover isn't the prettiest option always for surface mounted boxes, but an acceptable RS cover substitute in my mind, in a pinch.

Next week I'm going to need a few 1-1/2" mud rings. That's a crazy thick wall.
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yeah now you tell me about that kind of mudrings but unforetally what this guy done with his home.,, some of you may heard this or not but anyway what he did he put in 3/4 inch OSB and 3/4 inch drywall over the OSB. dang two thing it did is one .,, really sound proof the room pretty nice and also second thing is ya can't bust a hole in the wall unless you have 8 KG slaghammer with ya.

Merci, Marc
 
bigjohn67 said:
We use orange marking paint on the bottom plate and the floor to mark all box locations and take digital pictures of every single wall.
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I don't have that much time to waste in my day.... I come back when it's time to trim out - no floor visable. They covered it - they can find it IMO. Or be back-charged for me to do it for them...
 
mdshunk said:
Oh, stop! :D No, I think they're stupid expensive.

I have flat, 1/2 and 5/8ths mud rings on the truck, but that's about it. I might stick a few leftover oddballs on the truck sometimes for a year or so to see if they might come in handy some day.

I use the flat mud rings as a substitute for an RS cover that I might not happen to have that day if I'm working in the boonies. A flat mud ring with a regular device cover isn't the prettiest option always for surface mounted boxes, but an acceptable RS cover substitute in my mind, in a pinch.

Next week I'm going to need a few 1-1/2" mud rings. That's a crazy thick wall.
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I never found the use for a 1/2" mudring on a drywall job. 5/8" rings fit perfect for 1/2" drywall, and 3/4" rings work out perfect 5/8" drywall.
I guess most people dont realize that the measurement is the overall measurement including the thickness of the ring.
 
Expensive, maybe. But worth it when the HO decides to add ceramic tile backsplashs and you only used 1/2" rings. Or when you need to match the thick palster already on the walls.
 
jimport said:
Expensive, maybe. But worth it when the HO decides to add ceramic tile backsplashs and you only used 1/2" rings. Or when you need to match the thick palster already on the walls.
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Thats the way I see it - a few bucks or a hundreds in reversing finishes that would be not easily repaired, like glass, tile, wood. Plaster you just take a hammer to the localized area, and viola.... Large piece of mirror or stone or such..... Much bigger deal.
 
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