Have any of you ever seen this? And if so, can you give me an explanation?
This is a typical box that would be used to trim around a wall opening or electrical box for vinyl siding.
Whats really weird is that the base plate is put on backwards. If you peak inside the holes, you will see the bare sheeting as well as some electrical wires.
(5 year old house. Seller didn’t have a clue either.)
lol. Yeah, it is basically a decorative backplate for an outside light fixture. It is so the typical round base is not straddling a couple of laps in the siding.
If you look closely, you can see where you need to score the plastic pad for an octogon box. Installed some on my own house. Real nice for a light fixture.
I can’t figure out the purpose… Hiding electrical wires.
BTW, there were two of these. One on either side of the house. One was really close to the AC shutoff, and the other was about 2 feet from the gas meter.
The electricians never made it back to the house to finish these after they stubbed out some wire and the siders finished. Depending on location, they probably were for receptacles.
That’s kind of what I was thinking, but they were on other houses in the sub., and where in a strange location for receptacles or lights. There were other lights and receptacles in normal places that were in appropriate locations. What would they have stubbed out 5 years ago that were never installed. Like I said, one was on one side of the house about 2 feet from the AC shutoff. The other was about 2 feet from the gas meter.
The sidewallers might have put them there to mount the AC disco’s on, but the electrician didn’t take the hint. Just a guess. They’re a J-block, but if there’s nothing behind them, it’s just a guess what it might have been intended for.
There were wires inside. I couldn’t tell if they were in a J-box or not or if they were capped/cut or anything. I could just barely see them, and the sheeting behind.
Here’s some wider angle pics that give a better perspective on their locations.
Judging from the locations, I would say it was intended for outside receptacles that just never got installed. When working on an HVAC outside unit it is nice to have electrical power right there withing reach for running some tools, equipment.