Installing a cut-in receptacle box to an outside wall

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The stucco will be 1 1/2" thick . I cut a hole big enough to insert the cut-in box. Now how can I make it extend to 1 1/4 " thick and stay secured? The wall is plywood.
 
I would use one of these:

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http://www.aifittings.com/whnew74_retrofit.htm
 
If the stucco is not applied yet, we install a cut in box then fasten a handy box extension to it for the 1.25'' extension. Don't forget to get some grounding clips to bond the extension.
 
bjp_ne_elec said:
What's a "goof ring" - I have an idea, but I'd like to see a pic of one.

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Brett
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Its a plastic sleeve that fixes the gap between finished surface and actual box.You will just need longer 6-32 to install.Sorry no pic.
 
I use Carlon's extend-a-boxes, they are essentially a front-nailer that are designed to be adjusted in and out with a phillips-head screw on the front-nailing bracket. It runs the bracket in and out like a vise, it's pretty clever.

Never had a chance to use the Arlington In-Boxes, those look pretty slick too. :cool:
 
I believe George's box has two inches of travel, if I recall correctly.
 
mdshunk said:
I second the motion for Arlington's stucco box pictures above. It's the cat's meeow for Eefis and DryVit.
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I'll third the AI product.

All around good product...I recently "test drove" 3 of them on my own home - we had the entire front bricked up, the "in-box" worked perfectly and it not an eyesore with those god awful bubble covers.
 
celtic said:
I'll third the AI product.

All around good product...I recently "test drove" 3 of them on my own home - we had the entire front bricked up, the "in-box" worked perfectly and it not an eyesore with those god awful bubble covers.
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I find that the be the best thing about the AI boxes, lack of the eyesore effect.
 
paul said:
Another method is a 4 sq box with a 2" mud ring.
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...and you STILL get an eyesore ;)

The actual material cost difference bewteen 1900 box, mudring, grounding and bubble cover cost me MORE than a single In-box....AND I had to "special order" them - @ $16/box.

Add that to the cost of attaching all those parts together and the labor will kill you.


The In-box is the way to go.
 
It may be the way to go, but I'm just helping the OP'er to think a bit more broad. I tell all my apprentice's that there are about 10 ways to do each task. The first 4-5 are easy to figure out. It's the other 5-6 ways you have to think about.

Since I'm in service, I often have to use what's in my van stock to complete a job. I enjoy the challenge to figure out a legal and clean way to do the job without having to make the trip to the wholesaler.
 
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