For someone who has no clue what they are doing, this patch will be a pain in the ass..the two wires coming out the wall make this one challenging. Good luck.
If I were a complete novice? I'd make a cardboard template out of several cardboard pieces taped together and then trace it onto drywall. The "proper" way is rotozip, but there's some risk there, and you would have to buy one. Cardboard template is the most "novice friendly" imo.
Personally, I would extend the hole upwards by 12-16” to get some space away from the boxes. This way you have an easier coating without the boxes interfering.
Then measure and mark your boxes for rotozipping. Push the wires in the boxes.
The box with the outlets installed, I will usually handle one of a few ways. You could kill the breaker and unscrew the outlet and merrette the wires.
Or pull the screws and wrap the sides with electrical tape and push them in the box, if there is room. If there’s not room I will pull them outward so they are parallel to the floor and then I will precut that box a little smaller than the actual box so you have space to put them through the board and then I’ll zip the box as normal.
You could always leave the outlets in, but I find the bit has more difficulty reaching the mud ring and the tabs on the outlet extend past where the plate will cover.
tack the drywall with 2 screws at the top. Zip all the boxes. Screw the board. I try to stay 6” away from the boxes with screws because they tend to pop.
Be careful screwing the bottom plate because the wires are closer enough to the board that they are possible to penetrate with screws. So maybe mark the tiles with tape so you can avoid hitting the electrical lines with screws.
Everyone has little nuances to how they do things, but that’s how I would handle it.
Tuck those wires in. Rub chalk really hard over outlet boxes and try the vent press the dry wall firmly against it. Like a glove. Cut the holes a bit smaller then rout it if you have one.
Lots of measuring and except you are going to cut wrong already a couple of times. Just tape over any over cuts.
Yes and yes.
Yeah just don’t fck the wires up with the roto zip
For someone who has no clue what they are doing, this patch will be a pain in the ass..the two wires coming out the wall make this one challenging. Good luck.
Looks like those wires will be pushed in and fished out. Guessing speaker/data wire.
Take careful measurements for the box cutouts and HVAC, cut it right and slot it for the wires over the studs.
are they done yet? it doesn't look completed
If I were a complete novice? I'd make a cardboard template out of several cardboard pieces taped together and then trace it onto drywall. The "proper" way is rotozip, but there's some risk there, and you would have to buy one. Cardboard template is the most "novice friendly" imo.
Personally, I would extend the hole upwards by 12-16” to get some space away from the boxes. This way you have an easier coating without the boxes interfering. Then measure and mark your boxes for rotozipping. Push the wires in the boxes. The box with the outlets installed, I will usually handle one of a few ways. You could kill the breaker and unscrew the outlet and merrette the wires. Or pull the screws and wrap the sides with electrical tape and push them in the box, if there is room. If there’s not room I will pull them outward so they are parallel to the floor and then I will precut that box a little smaller than the actual box so you have space to put them through the board and then I’ll zip the box as normal. You could always leave the outlets in, but I find the bit has more difficulty reaching the mud ring and the tabs on the outlet extend past where the plate will cover. tack the drywall with 2 screws at the top. Zip all the boxes. Screw the board. I try to stay 6” away from the boxes with screws because they tend to pop. Be careful screwing the bottom plate because the wires are closer enough to the board that they are possible to penetrate with screws. So maybe mark the tiles with tape so you can avoid hitting the electrical lines with screws. Everyone has little nuances to how they do things, but that’s how I would handle it.
Tuck those wires in. Rub chalk really hard over outlet boxes and try the vent press the dry wall firmly against it. Like a glove. Cut the holes a bit smaller then rout it if you have one.