New Siding Under Electric Box

Then use 1x4 s cut to proper width to frame in the old siding and creating a clean edge for your foam and new siding to butt against.

New siding under electric box.

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 meter is a big deal to not touch it. The utility company owns the meter. You will need to buy a vinyl mounting block that matches.

Also for cementitious fiber rigid lap. For a good scrape and paint you will need time. They will reattach and place a new seal on it. 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. Squeeze the bit between the box and the drywall. This video is about installing mounting block to existing siding. If you want to repair or paint under the meter housing that will be another deal altogether.

Don t worry if you make a small hole in the drywall. Box 20 69 box free delivery with 45 order. Place a 1 4 x 18 in long drill bit along the outside of the electrical box on the side away from the stud. I ve installed siding many times before but always while working for someone else on new construction.

Drill through the wall and through the siding to mark the location for the new outlet. Malco srt2 straight handled siding removal tool. You can hide it later with the outlet cover plate. Getting ready for a new tesla.

Need advice for replacing siding piece behind meter box. Both the utility company and an electrician need to be involved. You might get away with pulling the meter and quickly remove the siding under it while the electrician is there. 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.

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.