[subelect]

Customer told me today that he is bringing in a carpenter to add 2" by 2" strips in the basement to attach drywall over the existing masonry walls.
I am going to have to install a few outlets (no GFCIs) with Romex.
Have you ever gotten into this before? What did you use to fit in that small of a space?
Thanks,
Rick

 

[360max]

stud it out with 2x4's

 

[Deep Cover]

4 SQ and a plaster ring?

 

[Chris1971]

Customer told me today that he is bringing in a carpenter to add 2" by 2" strips in the basement to attach drywall over the existing masonry walls.
I am going to have to install a few outlets (no GFCIs) with Romex.
Have you ever gotten into this before? What did you use to fit in that small of a space?
Thanks,
Rick

Shallow (1 1/2") 4" square box with a stud bracket and a mud ring will work.

 

[drspec]

Customer told me today that he is bringing in a carpenter to add 2" by 2" strips in the basement to attach drywall over the existing masonry walls.
I am going to have to install a few outlets (no GFCIs) with Romex.
Have you ever gotten into this before? What did you use to fit in that small of a space?
Thanks,
Rick

you could always try a handybox, but a 4 sq with mudring would be your best bet

 

[480sparky]

4 SQ and a plaster ring?

Dat's what I do.

 

[Ultrafault]

you could always try a handybox, but a 4 sq with mudring would be your best bet

Not to bust your balls but 1.5 x 4 x 2 handy boxes are almost impossible to not overfill.

 

[Shock-Therapy]

Oh my god........ its blue....... it sucks............but it works.

 

[Ultrafault]

Oh my god........ its blue....... it sucks............but it works.

Ahhhhhhhh, my eyes!!

 

[Shock-Therapy]

Those walls deserve those boxes.:bangin:

 

[Ultrafault]

Those walls deserve those boxes.:bangin:

Good point.

 

[electricmanscott]

stud it out with 2x4's

Wow, that's helpful. :no: :laughing:

I just wired a basement with double furring strips on the foundation. 4" sq blue boxes and blue plaster rings.

 

[owl]

We did a job similar to this, but it was brick covered by furring strips and drywall. My boss had me run EMT sleeves down the walls (chiseled out a channel in the brick).

 

[LightsOn81]

I've got the exact same situation going on at work right now. All we have are 2 1/8" deep boxes. And we got to set a 3" deep cabinet into this shallow stud wall. We are just gonna chip out a space for the various boxes and cabinets and any conduit in the block and make it happen

 

[Shock-Therapy]

So whats the verdict?