Timeline for What is this exterior electrical box and how do I cover it properly?
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| Dec 2, 2023 at 17:18 | comment | added | FeRD | So... in the first photo, I see three screws, in a roughly triangular formation. Were none of those actually screwed into the screwholes on the box itself? What, were they just buried in the stucco? Because, if that "cover plate's" mounting was that improvised, it's possible that it was actually the baseplate of the previous sconce, removed and repurposed as some sort of jerry-rigged cover. (The hole would've been where the wires originally exited to the fixture itself.) | |
| Dec 2, 2023 at 16:57 | comment | added | FeRD | If there's a switch that controls said sconce above the door, I'd bet you anything you could install (covered, outdoor-rated) outlets into that box and have a switched exterior power outlet — you know, for holiday lights and the like. If that struck your fancy. (IOW, I am 99.99% sure that ChrisO is correct, and your current light fixture was fished from its predecessor's location at that box.) | |
| Dec 2, 2023 at 2:13 | answer | added | Keith | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 19:09 | comment | added | Chris O | Looking at the new picture, it appears that that was the original porch light and someone used it as a J-box to fish cable to the location of that light above the door. If you want to know for sure, those wires would be live with the light switched on and dead with it switched off. A cheap non-contact voltage detector would verify that without the risk of shocking yourself. | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 18:12 | answer | added | Machavity | timeline score: 9 | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 17:55 | history | edited | swrobel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 17:47 | history | edited | swrobel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 17:30 | answer | added | Ecnerwal | timeline score: 11 | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 17:23 | history | asked | swrobel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |