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hiding electrical box

11 years ago

Didn't really know where to pose this question--we built a home and an electrical box had to be placed about 10 feet from the back of the house and it is an eyesore. Any ideas as to how to hide this? it is probably about 2' high and 2 1/2-3' tall. Need to have something that will cover but still be able to make the box accessible if necessary.

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duluthinbloomz4
11 years ago
Is the 10' of space between the house and box just empty space now? There are all kinds of treatments for hiding a utility box - some good and others not so good (like the big fake-y plastic boulders or the picket fence sitting nowhere).

Google the images for "landscaping around a utility box". The most effective ones are those that incorporate the box into an island or garden bed. That doesn't necessarily hide the box or make it unaccessible, but makes it recede into the larger landscape.
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Yardvaark
11 years ago
Show a picture of it, please, AND ITS SETTING.
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