I accidentally tiled over an outlet cover. What can I do to fix this issue with out having to remove all the tile?
First you need to find the outlet. Go to Lowe's or H D and get an electrical tester that works on the principal of detecting power in the lines. This special tester will have no wires to touch, it looks like a large ink pen. Once you find the outlet just remove the tiles that need to be cut. Regards, Dale
Go to the electrical section of your home improvement store and purchase an electrical proximity tester. This device looks like a big pencil and will light and beep when it comes near live wiring. You can use it to locate the outlet underneath your tile. Mark the location. Clear away the grout from the tile(s) covering your outlet and remove those tiles. Cut new tiles to fit around your outlet. What I don't understand is how you could cover up outlets, as obvious as they are.
I'm guessing you probably put backer board down and forgot to cut the receptacle hole. If you can figure out which tile it's behind you can strike the tile in the center hard enough to break it and then use a hammer and chisel to chisel out the pieces. The backer board will chisel out easily. If you don't know the exact location you may have to remove more than one. That's OK because the mortar is probably still a little soft.The other option would be to use a 4 grinder and cutting wheel to cut the tile and backer board out with. If all that works out then you'll probably need to replace the outlet with a GFCI outlet if it's near a water source. Good luck
Probably not much you can do except remove that piece of tile if you which one it is.... If you can find the feed wire to the rec. disconnect the elect. from that rec. and put in a new rec. somewhere else....There is a device that will tell you where the rec. is if it will read thru the tile... If you know an eletrician...Talk to him about your problem..... Probably would not be a good idea to just leave it there ...Could cause a problem over time...
Legally you must make that outlet accessible. A dremel tool can grind through tile without damaging the rest of it if you can locate the outlet closely enough. A Special large plate and box extender could then solve the problem. As a practical matter, you can leave it and hope no problems come up.
