Cutting out drywall to fit an electric box in the wall can be messy work if you don't do it right, potentially damaging the wall. Here's a tip to do it well. House Digest.

Also keep in mind that the electrical code allows only up to a 1/8-in. gap around electrical boxes, so you can't cut the holes extra large. You have to fill larger gaps with setting compound.

Boxes designed to support luminaires in existing or retrofit applications. RACO, a division of Hubbell, offers two sizes of its Old Work Pans. Measuring ½-in. deep, t he 4-in. model 297 and 3.5-in.