J boxes (junction boxes) are designed to have joints/splices in them. If EMT conduit was ran (metal pipe) the only reason that J box is there is because the electrician had more bends in his conduit than he wanted so he had to place a Jbox there due to codes. NEC code book only allows 360 degrees in a run of conduit from the panel to a junction box. He was maxed out on bends in the conduit so he placed the Jbox there to give him more pipe to work with and another 360 degrees to bend. Thats why the wires are just passing through and there is no joints in the box. If you are worried about a inspector have it inspected before you cover it. If its already passed inspection you are good to go! Tho If the wire ever needs to be replaced or a new circuit is wanted to be added. It will be close to impossible to get a fish tape through all those bends in the conduit. Though conduit is not a requirement for a residential home and romex can easily be used instead. In fact im not sure why that guy even ran conduit. I would ask a inspector or call your local electrician to double check that because the codes are different pending on where you live. I hope this helps.

You mean the breaker box? I have one that's in the house, too. I found a picture frame that's just a bit bigger than the box and the frame projects out, so when it's hanging on the wall, it completely covers the box. I added a poster with thin plexiglass. It's pretty big, so I wanted it to be lightweight and easy to move when we need to access the box. My second idea was to just completely trick out the box...a tassel pull on the ring, colored edging trim and giant letters spelling out "BREAKER." I decided that the idea was too tacky and weird even for me, so I went with the poster instead. Another idea...build a fake low profile decorative cabinet and frame it out around the outside edge of the breaker box. Something similar to a bathroom medicine cabinet, if that makes sense. You could even add a cork board or chalk board to the front, if that would be useful in the laundry room. If someone was smart, they would just make decorative doors for those things. They're usually in garages and basements where it doesn't really matter, but some of us end up with them in interior rooms, smack in the middle of a wall.

Say what? I've had gas stoves from antiques to 48" "professional" ones installed next to the drywall. The IRC, building, and fire codes are silent on this. The installation for various appliances may place clearance limits, on the side/rear, but many that have a raised rear (i.e. not drop ins) have 0 rear clearance requirements. Drop-ins typically have a 6" limit on the rear. And none of this has squat to do with gas versus electric. The only thing different about gas appliances typically is venting and the requirement for CO detectors.

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