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No idea what the story behind this is. It's a single gang coax box, and just a hole next to it. Looks like previous owner started to patch the drywall by putting the backer in but gave up.

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[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Depends on how much work you’re willing to put in. I think you’ll find matching that texture to be quite a big pain in the ass. So what I would do is make a faux secondary outlet and just cover-up the previous mistake By making it look by design.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had to deal with this exact situation, installing the backer myself (those stirring sticks from the hardware store are choice when doubled).. getting the texture right is a righteous pita.

If I had to do this again, a cheat might be something like a two gang plate but one is blank:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-2-Gang-Standard-Size-1-Duplex-Receptacle-1-No-Device-Blank-Plastic-Combination-Wall-Plate-White-88008/301701182

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Those blank combo plates are a lifesaver for weird situations lke this - Arlington makes a low voltage mounting bracket that would work perfectly with that hole size too without needing to match texture.