[wthdideyedo]

I've spent half the day getting to this point, and realized, I think I'm kinda screwed.

I bought this big old Medicine cabinet (23x30). My first cut across the bottom was too low. I thought 3 inches above the outlet would be good (on the left side of the right stud), and I was right at the height of a horizontal brace. The problem was the wiring was a few inches over. So I added my footer a few inches higher, then cut out the bottom of the drywall to fill, (and will try to clean that up before I install). I then adjusted for it, and recut the top for the difference to shift it up a couple inches. I was in the middle of fine trimming my header to install, and realize I'm going to have a problem.

I have a 1/2" difference between the width at the bottom and the top. The drywall cut is vertically level, the stud is not. The bottom leaves me a 1/2 inch which I though would be just enough room for the electrical cable to fit, but for the top stud to stud, it is the exact measurement, I am getting off the medicine cabinet.

If this site wasn't here, I would probably use my Dremel, and a small round sander, and make just enough of a channel for the cable to fit in, then hope when it comes time to fitting in the cabinet, I can use a mallet to tap it in. If I really need to make room, I may try to sand the top right side of the opening, (the left side of the right stud).

This wall is definitely not a support wall, and is between the master bath, and master closet. Do I have a good plan, or a horrible one? Is there a better way, I'm not seeing to make this work? Thank you.


(top of this picture is the right side, should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise, I can't figure out how).

 

[wthdideyedo]

So, I just realized, I should probably get a smaller medicine cabinet. The one I got was 24x30 with a 23 3/8" recessed opening. I'm thinking the smart thing to do is to get one a couple inches less wide, and patch the side up. That's a little more work, but probably the smarter way to do it, then modifying the studs.

 

[Nealtw]

cutting a groove would work.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

I've spent half the day getting to this point, and realized, I think I'm kinda screwed.

I bought this big old Medicine cabinet (23x30). My first cut across the bottom was too low. I thought 3 inches above the outlet would be good (on the left side of the right stud), and I was right at the height of a horizontal brace. The problem was the wiring was a few inches over. So I added my footer a few inches higher, then cut out the bottom of the drywall to fill, (and will try to clean that up before I install). I then adjusted for it, and recut the top for the difference to shift it up a couple inches. I was in the middle of fine trimming my header to install, and realize I'm going to have a problem.

I have a 1/2" difference between the width at the bottom and the top. The drywall cut is vertically level, the stud is not. The bottom leaves me a 1/2 inch which I though would be just enough room for the electrical cable to fit, but for the top stud to stud, it is the exact measurement, I am getting off the medicine cabinet.

If this site wasn't here, I would probably use my Dremel, and a small round sander, and make just enough of a channel for the cable to fit in, then hope when it comes time to fitting in the cabinet, I can use a mallet to tap it in. If I really need to make room, I may try to sand the top right side of the opening, (the left side of the right stud).

This wall is definitely not a support wall, and is between the master bath, and master closet. Do I have a good plan, or a horrible one? Is there a better way, I'm not seeing to make this work? Thank you.


(top of this picture is the right side, should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise, I can't figure out how).

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[huesmann]

I'm curious how that drywall on the other side is attached...the piece on the left appears it could be screwed to the stud, but the panel whose back side we can see does not appear secured to anything, except the piece on the left via a finished corner.

 

[wthdideyedo]

Nealtw, I wasn't sure if there was any reason not to do that. I spent about four hours after this thread yesterday looking for one that was just a little smaller. My options were extremely limited unless I drop to something much smaller. The one I bought was $80 at HD, and after going through: HD, lowes, build, overstock, wayfair, amazon, ebay, and I think a couple more, I had three options. Two of those were maybes, and they were all $250. I would rather put in a little more work to make this one fit.


Thank you, SeniorSitizen


Just around that left side is a corner. That 2x4 on the left side has drywall that's 90 degrees from this opening, and that's the other wall. There was the original 'horizontal stud brace' just four inches below the footer I added. I can only assume the bottom piece is attached with that and the studs. That main piece of drywall that's visible has some metal connectors that are on the stud on the left. On the other side of that drywall is the corner of the closet. That left edge of the drywall is where the backside of the other piece meets.