*update* Surface mount question about drywall and wood

[Pcf782]

*update* Here are the new pics after I installed the drywall. Any suggestions?

I have an attached garage with a brick wall (not a shared wall). There is a junction box surface mounted on a piece of 2x6 wood at the little stud bay at the top. The wood is flush with the brick, but the previous owner put 1/2" drywall on either side of the wood. So, the drywall isn't flush with the wood or brick (there is about a 1.5" difference in the depth). I could shim the drywall out to make it even with the wood, but it would be uneven with the drywall further down the wall (with water heater and plumbing pipes at the same height). It would be a pain to shim out the drywall down near the pipes.

My questions:

1. Is there any problem with the junction box surface mounted on wood, with drywall on either side of it?
2. Does the entire surface need to be flush, or can I have different depths of materials?

Here are pics showing the area, including a couple of spare pieces of drywall I put next to the wood so you can have an idea of what it looks like. We are selling the house and it will be inspected.

 

[The Cobbler]

answer
1=yes
2=no

 

[Krfjkm]

+1 with cobbler!

 

[The Cobbler]

not sure what I was thinking.
I should have said
#1= no
#2,part 1= no, part #2 =yes

 

[Bert_]

Everything else is fine but that is the absolute worst place for a pull 90*.

 

[Shiftless]

Everything else is fine but that is the absolute worst place for a pull 90*.

I agree.
It would have been much better to bend a 90 down to that box and attach the box a bit lower. But maybe the guy couldn’t find his bender and already had that fitting in his box. We’ve all seen much worse.

 

[Pcf782]

Thank you all for the replies. The previous owner did some weird stuff for sure.

 

[Pcf782]

not sure what I was thinking.
I should have said
#1= no
#2,part 1= no, part #2 =yes

Just to clarify, it's okay for the surface mount j box to be attached to wood? And it's also okay to have different depths of drywall next to the wood, correct?

 

[dscheidt]

Just to clarify, it's okay for the surface mount j box to be attached to wood? And it's also okay to have different depths of drywall next to the wood, correct?

As long as the box and conduit are securely mounted, the only problem with that is that it's sort of ugly. The drywall doesn't matter unless that's supposed to be a fire rated wall.

 

[Pcf782]

Okay, thank you very much.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

If you want to install drywall I'd remove that 2x6. Run the drywall behind the box and replace the 2x6 with piece that is the correct thickness.

 

[65ranchero]

Are you going to any thing with the NM sticking out on the left?

 

[Pcf782]

If you want to install drywall I'd remove that 2x6. Run the drywall behind the box and replace the 2x6 with piece that is the correct thickness.

I just added some new pics, what do you think? I would rather not have to redo that area. Thanks

 

[Pcf782]

Are you going to any thing with the NM sticking out on the left?

Yes, that is going into the back of the junction box.