Sunday, July 24, 2022

Trap door for an in floor outlet

The lid isn't quite finished.  But this weekend, our huge accomplishment was detailing a trap door for an in floor outlet.  

The door will blend into the floor, with a small hole to open and close it.  Then inside is a floor rated electrical box.  We think we're likely going to have a carpet here, so didn't want the outlet to be bold of the floor.  So this was a creative solution made from pre-finished plywood and lots of pocket screws.  It's a relief to have it in, because now we can continue on in the great room.

If we don't decide to use it for a floor lamp, I'm tempted to stick our expired passports, and collection of spare change from our foreign trips in here before putting down the carpet, as an Easter egg for whoever lives here after us