Mud ring beneath drywall?

18 years ago

Hello everyone,

This may be a silly question, but better safe then sorry:

I have a 4x4 square junction box attached to a studded wall that will be drywalled. I also have what was referred to as a mud ring in the store: it's a 4x4 cover with a single gang opening cut in the middle of it. I would like to install a standard receptacle in this opening.

My question is: since the opening is smaller then the 4x4 plate itself - does the whole plate have to be exposed when the drywall goes on, or just the opening? If I drywall and leave only the opening, the rest of the plate will become in-accessable, but you can still get the contents of the box.

Thanks for any information!

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azirithdorr
Original Author
18 years ago
PS - sorry, I should have mentioned I'm in B.C. so have to go with that code.
hexus
18 years ago
No the entire plate does not get covered, just the opening like you stated. After you put your outlet in you put on a standard cover plate commonly referred to as a P-8 (the normal white plastic cover plates you see in houses, or whatever trim you're going to use)
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hexus
18 years ago
errr... after reading my post I wasn't very clear....

You leave just the opening exposed, the rest of the plate gets covered.
azirithdorr
Original Author
18 years ago
Awesome - thank you very much hexus!
Nilesh Patel
6 years ago
YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.THE WHOLE PLATE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.. ACTUALLY, YOU INSTALL THE MUD RING DEPENDING UPON THE THICKNESS OF THE DRY WALL AND WHETHER THE OPENING WILL PROTRUDE BEYOND THE DRY WALL. YOU ACTUALLY NEED THE OPENING FOR DRY WALL. ONCE THE DRYWALL IS INSTALLED, YOU CAN NEVER BE ABLE TO TAKE THE MUD RING OUT, BECAUSE YOU DONT NEED TO TAKE IT OUT. YOU INSTALL THE BOX ONTO THE STUD, THEN YOU MOUNT THE MUD RING AND SCREW THE MUD RING ON THE BOX. WHEN THERE IS A TIME TO INSTALL THE DRY WALL, YOU NEED TO MAKE A CUT OUT INTO THE DRY WALL AS PER THE POSITION OF THE MUD RING OPENING.