This picture is just example but I want to do same thing so opening will be standard size..I would like plate to not have any holes......How big is that hole? A standard wall plate is 2.75 x 4.5 inches. You can get them with binding posts for the speaker wire, or alternatively just a small hole in the middle of the plate for the wire to poke through.
I'd recommend something like this for the wall plate to screw into, rather than screwing the wall plate directly into dry wall:This picture is just example but I want to do same thing so opening will be standard size..I would like plate to not have any holes......
Go to a big box home improvement store, and in the electrical aisle, get yourself an "old work low-voltage box" (might be called a 'ring' or 'bracket' too).How would I covert hole that I made for rough in wiring?
LOL! Good point - doesn't really say whether the wire terminates here, or if that hole just needs to be patched!Your post isn't clear whether you want future access to the hole.
This and what Jautor linked are what I use for making any post drywall plates. they have little holes in them that you can use as a template. Just poke a small pen through the four corner holes and then cut connecting the dots and you have the right size hole. then that bracket clamps to the drywall tight and your standard plat will screw into them. they work great!I'd recommend something like this for the wall plate to screw into, rather than screwing the wall plate directly into dry wall:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-1-Gang-Non-Metallic-Low-Voltage-Old-Work-Bracket-SC100RR/100160916
The specs on the bracket don't say the max size the hole can be. You can either guessitmate or get the brackets before cutting (I don't have one handy to measure).
Yes i want future access to this wire. But for now i just want to cover it. In the future i want to open it and potentially terminate cat 6 cable and have plug for itLOL! Good point - doesn't really say whether the wire terminates here, or if that hole just needs to be patched!
I answered a similar question about the recessed outlets placed for wall-mount TVs - "what do you do if you don't end up putting a TV there?". My answer:
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Low volt old work box, and a $.19 blank cover plate...Yes i want future access to this wire. But for now i just want to cover it. In the future i want to open it and potentially terminate cat 6 cable and have plug for it
agreed i used them more than a few times they work greatUse the pictured old work low voltage ring, instead of a box. Cheaper, easier to work with, and less kinking of cables.
These LV old work brackets (I get mine from Home Depot) have tiny holes in the corners, as pictured. Use a pencil and draw a dot in each hole. Connect the dots with a drywall jab saw.Go to a big box home improvement store, and in the electrical aisle, get yourself an "old work low-voltage box" (might be called a 'ring' or 'bracket' too).
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Place the bracket on the wall and you can trace the opening from the back side to get the cutout size (cut just outside the marks). Push the bracket into the hole, and tighten down the screws so that the 'wings' rotate and grasp the drywall from behind.
This gives you the screw points to hold whatever type of cover plate you want to use. And is the correct way to make a low-voltage cable outlet.
Jeff
Cool! Completely missed that feature and just always used the 'old school' tracing method. That's the hard part about these pieces sold without packaging - no place to provide the instructions on the nifty added features!These LV old work brackets (I get mine from Home Depot) have tiny holes in the corners, as pictured. Use a pencil and draw a dot in each hole. Connect the dots with a drywall jab saw.
I had never noticed that either! i've bought some of mine elsewhere, but I know I've used and traced the HD ones . . .Cool! Completely missed that feature and just always used the 'old school' tracing method. That's the hard part about these pieces sold without packaging - no place to provide the instructions on the nifty added features!
thisLOL! Good point - doesn't really say whether the wire terminates here, or if that hole just needs to be patched!
I answered a similar question about the recessed outlets placed for wall-mount TVs - "what do you do if you don't end up putting a TV there?". My answer:
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Heheheh yea those holes re handy in making it fool proof in cutting out your hole to the right size! I just take a small point pen and make my marks then use a small hand held drywall saw and cut out my hole and I'm done. Easy as 1,2,3.I had never noticed that either! i've bought some of mine elsewhere, but I know I've used and traced the HD ones . . .![]()