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My RotoZip also has a small circular saw attachment for cutting wood, metal, or tile with the appropriate blade.
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Fortunately I have a collection of tile cutting bits for jobs like this.
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I had to make the opening in the tile larger than I normally would have so I could squeeze the new outlet box into the wall. It was made more difficult because the wood stud in the wall was a little twisted. I used my RotoZip rotary power tool with a tile cutting bit to enlarge the outlet box opening enough for me to get the new outlet box in the wall. I used my RotoZip rotary tool with a tile cutting bit to enlarge the opening for the new outlet box in this tile back splash The existing opening in the wall was a little too small to remove the old broken outlet box so I just let it drop inside of the wall. The old broken plastic outlet box has been completely removed I use my Knipex High Leverage Diagonal Pliers to cut the screws on the outlet box in the wall. Knipex high leverage diagonal pliers were used to cut the nails on the outlet box still in the wall I usually use a large old flat head screwdriver to pry outlet boxes away from the wall stud. I used an old large flat head screwdriver to pry the outlet box away from the wall Because of the way these plastic boxes are constructed there isn’t any material left behind to screw into. The bottom screw hole on the above outlet box is clearly broken off. REPLACE THE BROKEN BOX Close shot of a broken screw hole on a plastic outlet box mounted in the wall Sometimes the electrical box is broken more than just the screw hole so it would need replacing. The G-Clip gives me an option to repair if possible. My standard choice was to replace the electrical box. There are not a lot of options for repairing a broken screw hole on a plastic electrical box.