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How do i fix this ugly hole in the wall? (self.homeimprovement)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by csm10495 to c/[email protected]

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An electrician 'fixed' an issue by making this hole in a basement cinder block wall.

.. how do I put that box back in or fix the wall or something?

Inside the box are two capped (hot) wires.

The pipe seems to be copper. Doesn't bend or anything. It can't (at least easily) be pushed back in.

I had wanted to use cement paste.. but like what do I do about the box? I guess I could paste everything except the metal pipe but geez: then i still have this sketchy box hanging out.

Images: https://imgur.io/a/yBh2QBD (posted from mobile and don't think the images went through)

Any ideas?

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right then that's a conduit and you can probably bend it back.

[–] csm10495 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It didn't want to bend. I wound up hitting it many times with a hammer to bend it inward.. not fun but hey it may work out.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then I'm confused about how this looked before, was the conduit always sticking out?

[–] csm10495 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. There was an access box flush in the wall. He broke the wall, pulled it out and here we are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, what did he "fix" then? He did a terrible job. I understand an electrician not fixing the cement block, but they should have properly installed and secured the box flush with the concrete.