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.

New siding under electric box.

Getting ready for a new tesla. The utility company owns the meter. You can hide it later with the outlet cover plate. Drill through the wall and through the siding to mark the location for the new outlet.

You might get away with pulling the meter and quickly remove the siding under it while the electrician is there. Box 20 69 box free delivery with 45 order. Don t worry if you make a small hole in the drywall. 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 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. Ply gem 8 5 in x 7 5 in white electrical mounting block model eblckh04h 16 46 16 46. 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.

If you want to repair or paint under the meter housing that will be another deal altogether. Both the utility company and an electrician need to be involved. The home owner owns the meter socket. Also for cementitious fiber rigid lap.

They will reattach and place a new seal on it. This video is about installing mounting block to existing siding. Malco srt2 straight handled siding removal tool. I ve installed siding many times before but always while working for someone else on new construction.

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. Need advice for replacing siding piece behind meter box. White polypropylene mini mounting block for siding model 146100001 10 68 10 68. You will need to buy a vinyl mounting block that matches.

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