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Would patching the right side or converting to a double gang w/ wall plate be better? (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No idea what the story behind this is. It's a single gang coax box, and just a hole next to it. Looks like previous owner started to patch the drywall by putting the backer in but gave up.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its not a stud, its a piece of fiber board screwed into place. I'm guessing it was supposed to be backing for a patch that never happened. The double gang would be empty, just a blank wall plate, or half existing coax and half blank

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh, well that's definitely easier then, assuming you can mount it to the current stud without it feeling jiggly.

Edit: bonus is that you'll have a slot there if you want to run speaker wire or something in the future