When installing an old work low voltage ring/bracket in a room (for a network plug), I cut the hole where there is a block behind the drywall.
The block is what looks to be a 1×4, going vertically up and down at las far as my hand can reach. I cut the hole right in the middle of the 1×4.
So now the swing clamps in the bracket won't latch properly as they wont go far enough to go behind the block.
I sawed the 1×4 at the top and bottom of the hole in a so the clamps got a little grip, but that's not gonna hold if somebody pull a cable from the plug.
Any idea on how to fix this?
Are there any brackets with swing clamps that would go further back?
Best Answer
It was not particularly clear from your posting just what this 1x4 is in the wall. If it was flat to the back side of the drywall surface and went up at an angle in one direction and down at an angle in the other direction then this is a big problem. In this case this 1x4 is a cross brace installed in notches across a batch of studs. It's purpose is to triangulate with the studs to stiffen the building structure and keep things square. This would have been something that should not have been cut. Instead you should have moved your hole over and patched over the first hole.