Do you have your high voltage wires in place, what are you going to use the plug for? You might want to cut that hole in the cabinet bigger, install outlet in sheetrock, and use foam to isolate the behind the cabinet area.

This must be for a garbage disposal or water heater? If you want the plug for something outside the cabinet, do you have room to put it at the end of the cabinet facing out?

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Yes definitely

Ya this is what I was thinking nice and snug/tight fit then PL premium the bottom plate. Would you still run treated on the floor ? It won’t be penetrated and currently has a sealer on it

Nice trick! If you can get the wires far apart enough you can use a non-contact tester too.

Leave the gap and put an outlet down below it. Anything electric can be plugged in down there and the cord can dangle into the gap, leaving the counter nice and clean.

So, you just leave the extension cord forever?

I’m an electrician by trade, here’s what you need.

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This separates your energized outlet from the cabinet walls. You may need longer 6/32 screws to reach your metal electrical box in behind.

Frequently used for microwave plugs/appliance plugs inside cabinetry. Good luck!

Ceiling box? What kind of wiring is it? standard romex style bundles? Chances are the lazy electrician never hooked up the ground and just left it dangling. If this is older construction then getting a ground there will be, um, harder.

No that’s temporary, those low voltage will go somewhere else. This will be where a normal 120v outlet goes.

I don’t understand, why does it have to be flush side to side?

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Picture 21 is a solution. You can see that the sides under the counter have little wedges to make the counter fit the space above the cabinet. I personally don’t see the point but if it’s the look you’re going for, it works

Use a furniture style vanity, and no side splashes. I’ve done that in two bathrooms in my place.

Custom sized top.

Or cuss the size ya got.

Sorry, can't help ya there, I know here in Colorado, US, I had to put down floating walls in my basement due to how much the ground moves (treated 2x4 secured to concrete and then the top plate of the wall is secured to the ceiling while the bottom plate is left about an inch and a half above the treated 2x4 to allow for movement)

As long as you use a decent quality adhesive and cut the studs tight to fit it's fine for interior walls. Exterior walls that's covering the foundation will have a footer underneath the slab like the posts do. Treated lumber on the bottom plate will decrease in size as it drys out so if it ain't tight it ain't right!!!!

That looks like cat 5 in the picture . Is that all its for?

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The solution is always the same: caulk and paint

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Yeah. Even for small structures like a garden shed, or a slab for a barbeque, it's always 4" min, and for an actual home, it's 6" min.

There are foundations that don't need a thick pour, like a raft foundation, where the actual footings can be 10" thick, but then the rest of the area is covered in just one or two inches, basically just to keep the dust and dirt down, but those types of foundations wouldn't be used for a basement that's meant to be occupied. At most, it would just be a crawlspace.

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