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Posted by Terry on April 14, 2007, 2:05 pm
On 14 Apr 2007 08:09:04 -0700, stpaulspillars@hotmail.com wrote:
>I just had an electrician over. I realize that he is an electrician
>and I am a no-nothing, so I assume that what he told me was accurate,
>but still.... I have a light switch in a central location on the
>wall. I want to move that switch further over about a foot closer to
>the edge of the wall. He told me that he would have to cut out the
>drywall between the two points (possibly more depending on wire pipe
>locations), and then we would have to get the drywall repaired and
>repainted. Suddenly, moving a light switch turns into a $2,000
>project (my exaggerated estimate, not his). How come the wires that
>are currently in the wiring pipe up to the switch cannot just be
>extended horizontally from point A to point B where the new switch
>would be? Then, he would just cap the old hole with a cover and cut
>out a single square for the new switch. I understand that I do not
>know NEC codes (or anything about electricity for that matter), but is
>there no easier way to move a light switch one foot?
>
>Thanks,
>Zack
The cheapest way out would be to use a surface mount box and wiremold.
It will also look like a crack whore, but you get what you pay for.
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