How To Mount Receptacle Box In The Brick Wall

Attach a watertight cable connector to the end of the flexible conduit and to a watertight electrical box.

How to mount receptacle box in the brick wall.

Use the hammer drill to bore holes in the brick wall then tap in plastic wall anchors. Slot the wire through the hole in the new outlet box. Remove the cable sheathing down to 1 2 inch. Slide the box down onto the end of the conduit.

Bring the wire to this location. When you need to add an outlet or switch in an existing wall you need to use a special electrical box called an old work box an old work electrical box may be metal or plastic and is specially designed to be installed in an existing wall where it has no support other than the wall itself. Push the box into place within the brick wall ensuring that it bonds with the surrounding mortar. The reason is that the mortar is not actually secure enough to hold the box but is very easy to get all the way through for the cable entry.

Screw the outlet into the exterior box to hold it in place. Join together the two watertight connectors by tightening the threaded nut. If you are mounting your exterior electrical box mount the box to the wall by screwing the clamping tabs until the box is tight against the wall. Use either wood screws or masonry anchors depending on whether you have wood or concrete exterior walls.

Mark out the location of your planned electrical box on the surface of the brick wall with a marker or a pencil. Hold a builder s level horizontally against the wall and rest the receptacle wall box on the top edge of the level. The trick i have found with mounting the box on brick is to make sure that the box anchors go into actual brick while aiming the electrical cable for the mortar. Trim the exterior end of the cable so that you have 4 inches sticking out of the electrical box.

Hold the outlet inside of the exterior box so the screwholes line up with one another and so the wires are tucked in the back of the box. Adjust the level until it is perfectly horizontal then move the box along the.