04-07-2018, 03:07 PM
Question: Under what circumstances would one use a mud ring, and why would one use that instead of, say, a receptacle extender?
Background: I am ripping out some early-1970s-era 5/32" paneling and replacing it with standard 1./2" drywall. I had fully planned on relocating/replacing all the receptacle boxes to bring them flush with the front of where the drywall will be, but I discovered that Home Depot sells these handy "receptacle extenders" which essentially do just that by screwing on to the front of the existing box (they had them in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" widths). But they also sell "mud rings" in the "New Work" area of the plastic receptacle boxes, which look like the receptacle extenders only with a flange. Why would you use a mud ring instead? And does the flange go behind the drywall (my assumption), or in front of it?
Thanks.
Background: I am ripping out some early-1970s-era 5/32" paneling and replacing it with standard 1./2" drywall. I had fully planned on relocating/replacing all the receptacle boxes to bring them flush with the front of where the drywall will be, but I discovered that Home Depot sells these handy "receptacle extenders" which essentially do just that by screwing on to the front of the existing box (they had them in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" widths). But they also sell "mud rings" in the "New Work" area of the plastic receptacle boxes, which look like the receptacle extenders only with a flange. Why would you use a mud ring instead? And does the flange go behind the drywall (my assumption), or in front of it?
Thanks.
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