Shallow Electrical Box Pocket Door

Space is limited so we are hoping to be able to put the electrical switches right near the door openings.

Shallow electrical box pocket door.

One downside to the pocket door is that it often leaves little room for anything else in the wall such as plumbing or electrical such as outlets or switches so careful planning is required. Jeld wen pocket door frame with frame and hardware. Arlington tvl2508k 1 low profile tv bridge kit for shallow walls 8 inch x 5 inch box 1 2 inch or 5 8 inch drywall white 1 pack. These boxes are approx 1 1 2 deep and the standard size.

We understand that there will not be sufficient room for these boxes and the doors so we are hoping to build out from the pocket door assembly. Shallow old work box is designed to work with non metallic sheathed cable in accordance with article 314 of the nec. I have found that you will need to replace or cut the screws that hold wire cable connector in the box because they may interfere with the door. The carlon zip box blue 1 gang 17 cu.

Great for light commercial and residential applications the box is crafted with non conductive pvc for durability and is fire rated and ul listed to help ensure safety. The best thing to do is to get some shallow boxes to mount in the pocket door wall. 77 0 91 oz 9 37 9 37. Thomas betts t b e9802e fs fd bo crescent electric how to install switch on pocket door carlon 1 gang 17 cu in shallow old work pvc electrical outlet shallow switch and outlet box p108w legrand cantex electrical box pvc 1 4 nominal depth 2 3 8 how to install switch on pocket door.

4 6 out of 5 stars 158. The frame is 3 4 thick and 14 2 wiring is a little over 3 8 wide. Wiremold metal raceway extending power on wall shallow switch and receptacle box fitting ivory v5748s 4 9 out of 5 stars 21 8 77 8. The building inspector said he saw no problem with me installing a light switch in a shallow electrical box on the pocket door frame as long as i could properly secure the wire per code within 8 of the box.

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