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How to straighten crooked power outlets after glass mosaic tiles installation?
My husband and I installed glass mosaic tiles few weeks ago. After having few contractors canceling on us, we decided to do it ourselves even though we had no experience. Many people convinced us that we could do it and it wasn’t so difficult. We did our research for weeks (reading, watching videos, consulting experienced people, internet. etc.) But, no one told us about pulling the power outlets out before installation. We never did! When we were ready to put the outlet plates back in, we noticed our big mistake. There was grout surrounding the power outlets and few tiles in the way. My husband tried to remove the dry grout as much as possible without breaking the tiles. Still most outlets look crooked and not leveled with the plates. We don’t know what to do.
It is so sad that after working so hard and having a pretty decent result something like this ruins it!.
Could this be fixed without breaking the tiles? Any recommendations? They will be greatly appreciated.
The outlet extenders are a good idea but you also will need longer screws they should be 6/32 and need at most 2″ but 1 1/2″ should work. If you put the tiles over the metal “ears” on the outlet then it may be much harder. You would have to grind the tiles to open up the screw holes for the cover plate. If your plates only have one screw in the center to hold them on then just get longer plate screws. As far as leveling if they are stuck you may not be able to move them. Shut the power off and you may be able to stick a screw driver in the box all the way to the back and pry the outlet over next to where the screw that goes into the box is do short little pushes don’t put your weight into it. You can also take the screws all the way out and try to work the outlets out you can always replace them. Good luck !
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