Panel wall, electrical boxes. How to do?

[Kimpola]

Hello. I've promised my wife to put up a panel wall and I have a problem. There are two old "junction boxes" at the top of the wall. One has the doorbell connected to it. But I'm going to remove it. How should I handle the paneling in this area?

Placing the paneling directly on is not possible. One plastic junction box cover sticks out a few mm, and the other metal one sticks out even more. How should I solve this? You can't remove the covers and place the panel directly against the open junction box, can you?

Attach pictures of the problem.

Best regards, Kim

 

[Grillen]

The junction box that the doorbell is in, can you remove the cables going to the doorbell and seal it?

Otherwise, there are extension rings for junction boxes that you can buy, but unsure if they fit older boxes.

 

[Kimpola]

The box that the doorbell is in, you can probably remove the cables that go to the doorbell and cover it up?

Otherwise, there are extension rings for boxes that you can buy, but I'm unsure if they fit older boxes.

Do you mean I should place the panel directly over the "hole" without any cover?

 

[bomm]

Holes in the panel over the junction boxes. Extension rings on the boxes. On top of the panel, you attach junction box covers that cover the hole.

The junction boxes must, of course, be accessible after you have installed the panel.

The doorbell and its box you should probably be able to remove.

If you want to enclose the junction boxes for some reason, you can extend the wall with strips of masonite or wood that you split into a few millimeters thickness to accommodate the boxes.

 

[rävlyan]

It seems like the doorbell is battery-operated, if so, they're located in the box above; in the case, there might have been an old rattle that was replaced with Ding-Dong. There could also be a transformer located at the electrical panel. You'll have to investigate whether there should be a door signal in the house. The other one, whose age is not visible, can have what's called elevation rings placed on it.