wkearney99 0 Posted May 13, 2013 Im building a new house and pulling wire, in a hurry before the foam insulation goes in. Ive got two cat6 cables pulled to where i will eventually put an doorway intercom. Right now they're just pulled through a 1/2 flex conduit. What i would like to know is what sized electrical box is typical for this sort of thing? I could have that installed now and leave it covered pending the intercom install. Otherwise i will pull the wire back and put some sort of cover over the hole until later. I would prefer to have it recessed, not in a surface box. The area is made of pvc trim over the sheathing, so i wont have masonry to deal with later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted May 13, 2013 there is no standard size. What I would recommend is contact the manufacture of the intercom system and ask. Most of the time they have their own rough-in boxes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wkearney99 0 Posted May 13, 2013 Huh, none base off a standardized thing like a 2-gang or square work box? Strange. You'd figure that would provide a pretty widely accepted format for installs. Then I suppose I'll just pull the wire back in and cut-in the rough when I get around to finding which intercom I'd like to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the toss 0 Posted May 14, 2013 Be careful going with a recessed one. You may find that down the track if it needs to be replaced the old hole may be oversize & not suitable for the newer (and probably smaller ) unit. The ones I use have a recessed section the size of a 2 gang box and the rest of the faceplate is a thin (10mm ) surface mount. Having said that I have seen some (video intercom) door stations that are only about 1"x1"x4" high. That certainly won't cover a 2 gang size cutout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
