We’re in the midst of having a new home built by a local, well-respected builder.

The switch / outlet layout in the main floor powder bath is as follows:



Would this bother you?

Question:
Would this layout bother you?

Choices:
Yes
No
I’m booking an appt with my psychiatrist

 

I ain't ever seen any shit like that in my life. Wtf?

Yes, that'd bother me.

I cannot imagine WTF they did, there, but I would find the results unacceptable.

Looks pretty slipshod to me. Yes from the standpoint of whoever installed it did not have enough pride in their work to do it right and make it look right. I would have to wonder what that means to over all quality and future issues...

That is not right

Depends. A lot of hotels look similar. If it's just inside the bathroom door and the outlet is just above the sink, or there's an appliance, hair dryer, or something else to be plugged in right there, then it's probably not an issue.

The picture doesn't provide enough context.

Would bother the Mrs. for sure.

Yep it would bug me. But it is obviously set to be above a tile or stone side splash. That is a very small vanity and I wonder if there was some kind of code issue that the plug could not be any closer to the back wall because it would put it too close to the water spigot? The plug is where it needs to be for optimal use with hair dryer, flat iron etc etc. I assume that the wall switch could not be moved further away due to a doorway or other obstacle.

If any of the above is correct and the two could not be separated further apart, then my next choice would have been to put the plug on the opposite wall assuming there is a wall on the left side of the vanity.

Considering that there will be a sink nearby, shouldn't that be a GFCI to be up to code?

That said, I also have seen more than one hotel with a similar setup.

Additional photos. I wish I had a better angle but these will have to do.

Here’s a shot that’s just a bit further out — you can barely see where the pocket door is being trimmed out on the right side:



This gives an idea of the room size — it’s just a small powder bath (vanity is off to the right in the photo):





For those that asked, the counter is going to be quartz, with a quarts backsplash as well (I think 4” tall backsplash, I can’t be certain though on what we selected .. it’s been a while).

I’d been told that new code is to put the outlets in “upside down” so the ground is on top instead of the hot and neutral. I thought that was stupid (yeah, if you only put the plug halfway in and drop a knife on it… Simple - don’t do that.), but the pictured installation is taking stupid to a whole new level.

I'd probably ask the electrician if the crackhead which placed the outlet in the bathroom is still employed.

No way in hell would I let that fly.

I suspect the outlets are positioned to be convenient to whatever might be plugged into them (hair dryer, electric razor/toothbrush, etc.) and the switches are positioned to be near the door opening (so they are easy to find when entering the room).

flashguy

I voted yes. But not because the outlets "side mount" but because I cant help wondering what it looks like under the drywall. On either side of my stove, I have sideways mounted outlets. Of the two, one is GFI.
The setup really makes me wonder...

I think it would warrant a conversation, at the very least. "Help me understand this...."

If it was centered it'd be fine, but it does look off like that. Trying to figure out how it could be "disguised" but I got nothing.

No way, that looks messed up.

quote:

Originally posted by 83v45magna:
Considering that there will be a sink nearby, shouldn't that be a GFCI to be up to code?

That said, I also have seen more than one hotel with a similar setup.

Agree w the GFCI. Personally I don't want my kitchen looking like one at the Residence Inn. Somewhat in the Contractors defense, the offending party is the lazy ass electrician who thought that would be accepted. Contractor should have caught it and made him fix it at rough inn stage.

My guess that there is non standard studding behind the wall, maybe because of the bathroom.

Or it could be a lousy electrician.

My wife would have me ripping it out and replacing it before the finish stage.

High probability of Bubbatization, I would have it checked out.