I've been browsing the internet looking for a smart switch to put inside a weatherproof box under my gazebo. Not only will it be covered by the gazebo, but the box itself has a lid that'll keep direct water out. I can't seem to find a product that'll work here, and the AI keeps telling me to go with smart plugs, which I don't want to do. Any products I'm overlooking?
I need to prep the top of my frame for a countertop surface and I’m wondering how perfect it needs to be. And how much the granite folks will shim and fill in the voids with an adhesive. For instance, there are a few places where there are small pan head screws over metal straps. My original thought was to cut strips of cement board and use them as a means to level the top. I was thinking it’d kinda smash down over the high spots, but it didn’t work out that way. Instead it just flexes/cracks over the high spots. I could shim the entire rest of the frame to bring it up to the height of the pan head screws. But that’s a lot of shimming. There is a screw or a strap. That at least for the span, but they’d be so small it probably wouldn’t matter. What’s the best recommendation?
I’m building an DIY outdoor kitchen with steel studs. On top of the steel studs, I will put Durock cement board, mortar, and then a stone facia. What’s the best way to get an outlet accessible on the outside? I have brackets that attach to the frame, but they’ll be recessed too far. I have outdoor rated boxes that can be mounted on the outside, but they aren’t made to attach to the steel frame and will protrude pretty far, and I’d prefer something close to flush with the stone. Is there a particular product or method people typically use?
Also, feel free to critique my build/frame. I’ve never done this kind of work before and I used 16g steel frame which was incredibly sturdy but hard to work with. Better to get advice now before the cement board goes up.