Vinyl siding and receptacle

[Jim Robinson]

I'm about to start running some vinyl siding, and I'm not sure how to trim out the outside receptacle.

I have these cool siding blocks for electrical, but there is so little vinyl siding out here I don't have a good reference to check out. We are under the current electrical code.

What I was thinking was that you would cut out the back box so that the weather proof box would be flush with the trim plate. I can adjust the depth of the w/p box by using spacer pieces behind it to bring it out to the edge of the siding. I will have 1" of foam and then about 1" of siding on top of the wrap. You could mount the in-use cover directly to the outside of the trim plate and w/p box. Does anyone know how this is usually done to be in compliance?

[chris mcintyre]

Jim, the master mounts in the pics are typically used for mounting lights, receptacles are usually installed using a mini mount (at least that is what they are called around here).

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[Jim Robinson]

So the box would go inside that one, fitting along the channel? That would work pretty easily as well. I have some split recessed for my hose bibs. Maybe I will see if they are the same format.

[chris mcintyre]

I have some split recessed for my hose bibs. Maybe I will see if they are the same format.

Yep, that's it.

[Michael Derrick]

they make a wide range of recepticle boxes for vinyl siding.
the one you show in the pictures is for surface mounting of wall lights.
they have electrical boxes that give you a recessed box for an outlet.
they even come with the outlet built in.
Also check out this site, it has an instalation manual for siding and accesories http://www.abtco.com/kp_abtco/docs/ABTCO_Vinyl_General_Installation_Instructions_.pdf

Mike






I'm about to start running some vinyl siding, and I'm not sure how to trim out the outside receptacle.

I have these cool siding blocks for electrical, but there is so little vinyl siding out here I don't have a good reference to check out. We are under the current electrical code.

What I was thinking was that you would cut out the back box so that the weather proof box would be flush with the trim plate. I can adjust the depth of the w/p box by using spacer pieces behind it to bring it out to the edge of the siding. I will have 1" of foam and then about 1" of siding on top of the wrap. You could mount the in-use cover directly to the outside of the trim plate and w/p box. Does anyone know how this is usually done to be in compliance?