Electrical Box is flush with the stud
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Electrical Box is flush with the stud
I have an electrical box in the basement but its mounted flush with the stud. Should the box be move so its flush with the drywall or can a bigger hole be cut in the drywall and longer screws used to attach the outlet to the electrical box?
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If you can easily move the box so it will be flush with the drywall, I would do it. Otherwise, you can use a box extender and longer screws to mount the device. Code requires boxes to be no more than 1/8" set back from the face of the drywall and the box extender satisfies this requirement.