We have a guy here up In Canada that has a TV show called Holmes on Homes now called Holmes inspection that he shows all sorts of things contractors do wrong and he has to go in and fix them. Very scarry:rolleyesno:
ARGH! I've seen every episode they run here in the states. New episodes aren't being run here. Sometimes Canada is SO much better... :whistling:
OK, so maybe you guys can help me out, I pulled something Holmes would smack me for...
We hired a guy to do the roof/windows/siding... no probs, he did a great job... as an EE, when he started talking about hiring an Electrician to mount th enew lights, I decided to save the money and do it myself.
Before the siding went up, we had conduit on the outside of the house carrying 'lectrics to the light mounts. The contractor put up 1" foam board insulation behind the new siding, cutting channels in it so as not to disturb the old conduit. It's vinyl siding, and he used decorative "boxes" where the lights go.
So I went in to install the lights. Like a good boy, I first put an electrical box into the vinyl box. I used the octagonal for added strength as these are big lights. I cut the opening in the vinyl box just big enough to get the electrical box in, which was almost but not quite too big for the mounting plate of the light to cover. But with an opening and a box that small, I couldn't get the proper connectors into the space to protect the wiring from the sharp edges on the electrical box. So I cut away the insulation from behind the electrical box, and got the box in with the proper connectors. The the only thing I'm down to, is this gap between the electrical box and the vinyl siding and light's mounting plate that I believe but not 100% sure is a code violation. I'll admit I haven't tried, but I don't think I can get the proper octagonal extender in there, but I'm at a loss for what else to use to fill this gap to code. Or since any direct line out of the box will hit vinyl, am I worried about nothing?:help: