Introduction
An oversized drywall cutout around an electrical box can ruin the appearance of an otherwise perfect taping job. The best way to fix it is with drywall compound and joint tape.Permanent Repair
If you’re doing your own drywall and electrical work, some mistakes are easy to make. Maybe you measured wrong. Or maybe you just got a little carried away while cutting.
Whatever the issue, now you have to find a way to fix an electrical box cutout that’s too big. If you don’t, you’ll leave the outlets unprotected.
Sure, you can cover your mistake with jumbo electrical covers. But that doesn’t look very nice, especially compared to other boxes nearby. Fortunately, it’s not hard to fix this the right way and have your outlets look polished. Try this simple tip and no one will be the wiser.
