When I cut away the old steal pipe for the cold water the black fluid shown below dripped out. I guess it was water once.
After it all got run and mounted (the copper stops just below the floor to be finished later) I used 5/8 plywood to make the wall flush all the way down to the floor in preperation for the cement board. 5/8 is just a bit shy of the thickness of the lathe and plaster. The gap will be filled with mortar.
Originally I used a "new construction" junction box, but it didnt sit right, and since I am not entirely sure how far it needed to protrude from the plywood I replaced it with a single gang version of the one pictured below. It is quite a bit more expensive, but it has 1 1/2 inches of depth adjustment using a screw. It is pretty awesome., I used another for the box for the heated towel rack. The double gang is 4.30 at homedepot.
I was just wondering what the difference was between the "new construction" and "other" boxes... is it that the "other" is depth adjustable? I thought it was maybe something about the way they attach to studs meant that you had to have the whole wall open for the new construction ones.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the new construction is nailed to the stud and sits out just far enough to clear the drywall. It is pretty much impossible to pound the new stuff into an existing wall with out removing the surrounding drywall. The "old construction" has little flaps that lift up and get screwed into place. They are handy, but feel flimsy like you will push them through the wall if you were to plug something in.
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