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    2x4 wall box for drywalls

    I have light switches I need to install in an office space with drywalls and they need the switches to be flush with the walls. My question is where I could find wall boxes which are designed to fit into the drywalls or is there a method I could use to install a normal wall box and ensure it won't fall out

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    Fix a normal KO box to the drywall strut with a self tapper before they put the front boards on
    Alternatively if boards are already on , cut the hole size of the KO box just a touch smaller and clamp the box woith the light switch plate.
    If you have conduit and adaptors glued in place it should also stay put

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    Ya what GCE said, if wall already in the clamp method works well and we have used many times.

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    thank you very much

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    Or just use these from crab tree..... So easy to use and quick. No struggling.

    https://crabtree.co.za/product/cms-drywall-box/

    The UK has had these for for over 20 years. Saw them this side for the first time last year. Brilliant.

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    Try the CMS Drywall Box from Crabtree https://crabtree.co.za/product/cms-drywall-box/
    Hope this is what you were looking for

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