electrical outlets in the kitchen backsplash
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Backsplash electrical outlets & plugmold
Comments (4)Yup - I chickened out as some peeps didn't like the plugmold. I have more plugs than I will ever need. Sparky did not rip out the sheet rock to install the plug mold but I wasn't there when he did it. I remember one problem - the cold air return caused a problem and to meet code, we had to bridge across on this one - This one is visible if you are a kid or sitting low. I ended up with 3 wall outlets. In retrospect, I might have kept the one in the corner and nuked the other 2. If I had gone with an air switch for my GD, I would have skipped the outlet and switch. The one in my bake zone also has a light switch with it - so I put a plug in there also - It is nice having the UCL switch in 2 locations, but might have nuked both. The corner one has the coffee pot plugged into it and DH leaves it plugged in all of the time. Some GWers don't like the pigtails hanging down - so if you know where your permanent items will live, you could put a few wall mount plugs in place. We used WireMold - it looks more like a power strip than the commercial plug mold. The GC mounted an angled piece of wood at the back edge and the plug mold is mounted at ~45 degrees. Plug mold is in the back - LEDs in front - we had to move them back a bit to decrease shadows...See Moreelectrical outlets between backsplash and bar top
Comments (4)Hi, Sorry, I should have stated that the electrician came in and pulled the wires from the outlets, so they are no longer outlets behind the backsplash. The electricity is not connected yet, but he pulled the wires into the base cabinet below the bar, and I am not sure what he plans to do Monday when he returns. The boxes were already oriented horizontally, and there still was not room for them. The cabinet installer said he thought the electrician mentioned that he could turn the outlets so that would be accessed from the bar side instead of the kitchen side, but I would prefer having them on the kitchen side. Thanks....See MoreHELP! Dont know how to install electrical outlet in back splash
Comments (7)Thanks so much! I think (all fingers crossed), we may have a solution - but if you think not, PLEASE post! Todds: we have about 4-1/4-in. from front of engineered stone to the wall behind - so about 3-in. from back of stone to wall. I think the pic below is a blue retrofit box, and it's about 2-7/8-in. deep. It has the dog ears that may be tightened to grab onto the stone. (At Lowe's suggestion, I also bought a bigger one just for the longer screws). Markw: We are replacing countertop, not installing new, so the box was there before. We removed the box so I could take it to Lowe's and hardware store to try to find something without the protruding pieces. In both cases, I was told that our old box was no longer made (it's about 30 yrs old), and that the new boxes are a bit larger. I did find metal ones with no protruding edges, but the blue plastic one seems to be the keeper (I hope). It won't be a problem for the installer to cut a bigger hole - it was just those protruding pieces that fell within the 1-1/4-in. depth of the stone that caused problems. Circuspeanut: We don't have drywall immediately behind the stone, but rather 4-inches away on the outside wall of the house. But I think I see what you mean about attaching the outlet to box, and the box is held on to the stone by the dog ear flaps? Brickeyee: I bought a box extender, but I think it won't be needed with blue retrofit box? You're no doubt right about the installer. He's been installing countertops for 8 years, often with a 4-in. backsplash, but none of the photos on his website show any electrical outlet cutouts in the backsplash. I definitely selected him because he was much less money that others, and believe me, I sweated that decision. But there was no vendor whom I could afford. Thanks so much, all -- thankfully, my stupidity in things mechanical does not extend to all areas of my life!...See MoreExtending electrical outlets for backsplash same as countertops…
Comments (3)Just sharing our slow mo progress. Was looking for outlet extenders earlier on houzz and couldn’t find any installer photos. Horizontal seems like a nicer option. By time we are done finding outlets and choose plug styles & cover plates the toaster / juicer will cover up our outlet decisions.....See Moredesertsteph
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