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Guatemala, Guatemala City
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Review on Leviton 84114 Stainless Steel Oversized 1-Gang Blank Wallplate for Box Mount by Kyam Deriphonse

Revainrating 5 out of 5

IN AN OLD HOUSE IN NEED OF AN UPDATE, THESE PANELS ARE NECESSARY! I'll add

My house is more than 50 years old and was hard-hitting cheap rental sports junk from the 1980s. I got the seat cheap but for the reason YUCK! Well I had to update everything to reflect the 21st century. I ripped out all the disco-era hardware and replaced it all with cool 21st-century pieces. Well, cutting the cerebral palsy tiles wasn't easy, and it doesn't seem that easy for the people I've hired. They've done a good job, but there aren't many outlets and junction boxes. Standard-sized outlet and junction box covers sank into holes carved in the stone. There have been some ugly solutions to the problem. Of course, there were also expensive solutions to the problem. Then they had this cheap easy fix, just buy a big plate. People cutting tiles in the kitchen and 2 bathrooms were far enough away to make everything look tacky with standard wallboard, which was a stumbling block for me. These large wall plates have proven themselves in all my areas. The holes are the same as traditional plate holes, only the plate is larger. It's funny, what your eye notices is that the panel is larger than standard, especially when you're in a room full of them covering every switch, outlet and junction box. It is not immediately noticeable that the ceilings are too big, only the feeling that something is wrong in the room. Some people get it and some don't. That's interesting to watch. I am very happy with my large junction box cover and would buy again. It's a money saver that makes a regular apron look good!

Pros
  • Electrician
Cons
  • later