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Does anyone make a 2 gang to 1 gang decorative "adapter" plate?
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Post 16 made on Tuesday December 8, 2015 at 19:09
benjh1028
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 endless possibilities!
Post 17 made on Tuesday December 8, 2015 at 19:33
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Get out your Festools and custom something up. Some acrylic, some tints, and some LEDs are in order.
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Post 18 made on Tuesday December 8, 2015 at 23:47
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On December 8, 2015 at 18:02, Mac Burks (39) said...
Keep in mind that those mud rings want to attach to the box. You will most likely need to chop drywall to get the old one out and the new one in. Then you have to worry about the cover plate covering the new larger hole.

Those particular FLAT mud rings can attach to the existing double gang box and the new Decora switch plate attaches to the mud ring.

No need to remove the existing double gang box, cut drywall, etc, etc.


Been there, done that. The only thing I had to do was drill holes in the mud ring to match the pattern of the existing box.

Worked like a charm.
Post 19 made on Wednesday December 9, 2015 at 13:55
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On December 8, 2015 at 18:02, Mac Burks (39) said...
Keep in mind that those mud rings want to attach to the box. You will most likely need to chop drywall to get the old one out and the new one in. Then you have to worry about the cover plate covering the new larger hole.

Right, and the custom wallpaper will be trashed.

The problem that's solved by the new single-gang 4" box cover is getting mounting screws in the center of the opening. Another way to solve that problem is to make some mounting adaptors.

For the metal-workers in the crowd, what's necessary is
Two pieces of steel per box, about 1/4" x 4".
These pieces have to be thick enough to be able to tap for a 6-32 screw.
Two holes in each piece, centered on the piece and 1 13/16" apart (verify this yourself -- the spacing is just slightly larger than that), large enough to pass a 6-32 screw.
Centered between those holes, thread a hole for a 6-32 screw.

Mount each of those pieces of metal as a strap between the existing device mounting holes in the box. Mount your single-gang Decora device to that strap. Mount the cover plate to the device.

There's a slight chance that this will all be slightly forward of the wall. If that's the case, bend the strap slightly so it's a bit further back inside the box.
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