Sheetrock around electrical panel

[46MGTC]

I just noticed that our long gone electrican set the garage subpanel flush with the face of the stud wall. When the drywall hangers came to the panel all they could do was leave the drywall just short of the panel edges. If I install the panel front cover it's now 1/2" short of meeting the breakers. Are there deeper covers to handle the extended depth or a better way to handle this? Short of shooting the electrican or myself for not noticing in time.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[6t7gto]

If you cannot adjust the depth of the cover, how about using J-channel on the edges of the drywall to dress it off? and leave it recessed.

david

 

[comedyman809]

call him and have him un f*** what he already f**ked up.

if he is a no show, then he is a schmuck electrician. and you need to let the better business bureau know about it. and then just simply smear his name everywhere.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

NEC 312.3 governs this, and says if the wall is of concrete or tile or other non-combustible material, that the edges of the panel can be set back as much as 1/4" and no more, and if the wall material is wood or other combustible, the edge of the panel must be flush with the surface.

Call the electrician back and have him fix it. If he doesn't or won't, you will need to.

Charles

 

[Aceman]

Are there conduits coming into the panel?

If there are only cables ran into it, it should be easy to pull it out that 1/2" and screw it back down.

 

[rodnok1]

Did he finish the work recently?? Did he know it was being drywalled(assuming garage).
If he won't come out and doesn't look like you can move it easily build a slighly recessed panel around the box, not sure how code deals with this issue.

 

[neblinc]

That happened to me, but I was the one to blame. I did all the electrical & drywall.
Ended up pulling off the steel panels on the outside and putting washers behind the panel to bring it out flush with the drywall. It was a pain, but had to do something.

Randy

 

[46MGTC]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I ended up moving the panel myself once it was suggested and I saw how easy it was going to be. I just removed the two screws from each side and just walked the panel up flush with the drywall and replaced the screws. I had enough lack so it wasn't a problem.

Over the past 8-9 months of dealing with these guys in the house and garage build I decided my life would be much better off if I didn't get them involved. So I did it myself.

Thanks all.
Dave