How To Move Light Switches INSIDE Bathroom From Outside
Do you have a bedroom or bathroom with light switches outside the room, but do you want them to be moved inside it? Here Jeff Ostroff shows you how to move light switches from outside your bathroom to inside the bathroom wall. This will also prevent people from shutting off the light while you are using the bathroom. You will also learn how to patch up the drywall and match the orange peel texture after the bathroom light switches are moved.
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Nice work Jeff, I didn't know they sold texture in a spray can.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Yes this was one of those times where the texture matched perfectly
One thing to note, a bathroom switch may not be located next to a shower or tub.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Correct and this is a guest bath with neither
Love watching these tutorials!👍
Switches outside the bathroom are a common thing in Massachusetts, where I live. I'm told that at one time many decades ago, there was a clause in the state electrical code that said that outlets and switches had to be some minimum number of feet (like six feet) from any source of running water in the same room. Since bathrooms tended to be small, making compliance difficult, the workaround was to put the light switch outside the room. It continued because decades of Mass. residents had grown accustomed to the placement.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
@billd66 yes and nowadays we have GFCI outlets that solve the distance to water issues.
How is that even legal? (Hello from the UK)
@Richard-eh8ib
Ай бұрын
@@jonny5alive123incorrect, you can still have plate type light switches in a UK bathroom, it just needs to be outside the zones.
Thanks for the great helpful video
Never seen the claw before. That's different.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
It's an awesome tool
Light switches outide the bathroom have got to be the No. 1 installation fail.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
It was big in Massachusetts for a while
I came here for the Europeans comments 😂
"Switches (including wall switches) controlling luminaires … shall be located not less than 1 m from a bathtub or shower stall (this distance measured horizontally between the switch and the bathtub or shower stall) without piercing a wall, partition, or similar obstacle" not an issue without a bathtub or shower, but still important to consider if anyone is planning on doing this
We use Wago’s much more efficient. And the next time somebody wants in the box for whatever reason nothing twisted.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
I use them also when space os tight
@mikegalgano4567
Ай бұрын
Wago collapsed the Key Bridge (Allegedly)
Dude I just moved my switches from inside the bathroom to outside so I can go in in the light😅
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Yes some people prefer this
hey @jeffostroff. Where can I get one of those orange tools that you were using?
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
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@chris_mic
Ай бұрын
Thanks!!
Good job …. thanks for always teaching with such detail 👍🏽❤️🙌🏽
Very nice
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Thanks
If only it were so easy... thru the wall from my switch is the shower.
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Bummer, then you'll have to run wires possibly from another outlet
@MrPLC999
Ай бұрын
Yeah, now lets see moving a light switch from one wall to another wall with a doorway in between.
@Sylvan_dB
Ай бұрын
@@MrPLC999 And for extra credit, it's a pocket door. 😅
Some big ass light switches, great job
great job Jeff
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
Thanks a bunch, really means a lot!
This is handyman nonsense .
@jeffostroff
Ай бұрын
What is nonsense about it? Only uninformed troll comments are nonsense
@n40tom
Ай бұрын
@jeffostroff I retired from construction after 38 years and believe me I can tell you are a hack . Handyman at best . Nothing you did in that video told me you were Pro