New Siding Under Electric Box

Place a 1 4 x 18 in long drill bit along the outside of the electrical box on the side away from the stud.

New siding under electric box.

Drill through the wall and through the siding to mark the location for the new outlet. It to is screwd into the wall you will need the power company to come out break the seal remove the meter and unscrew the box you can then pull the siding. The home owner owns the meter socket. Ply gem 8 5 in x 7 5 in white electrical mounting block model eblckh04h 16 46 16 46.

You might get away with pulling the meter and quickly remove the siding under it while the electrician is there. Low profile in box for new construction stucco textured surfaces and rigid siding one piece recessed electrical box with weatherproof in use cover for stucco over masonry or wood construction. Malco srt2 straight handled siding removal tool. The utility company owns the meter.

There is an existing electric meter mounted w the large cable coming down the side of the house vertically from the roof and continuing to the basement. I ve installed siding many times before but always while working for someone else on new construction. Need advice for replacing siding piece behind meter box. For a good scrape and paint you will need time.

This video is about installing mounting block to existing siding. Don t worry if you make a small hole in the drywall. If you want to repair or paint under the meter housing that will be another deal altogether. You can hide it later with the outlet cover plate.

Both the utility company and an electrician need to be involved. I d cut the old siding more or less flush to the box extending the cuts straight down to the bottom leaving the old siding behind everything. Squeeze the bit between the box and the drywall. On tuesday the utility company is going to be switching power on the outside of my house from a meter box that is installed into the siding and moving to a new meter box that was installed next to it over the siding.

Getting ready for a new tesla. Box 20 69 box free delivery with 45 order. The meter is a big deal to not touch it. Also for cementitious fiber rigid lap.

They will reattach and place a new seal on it.