Can technology provide a solution other than rewiring it. Do I have options? It is entering an interior room door. Thanks guys.

You mean the switch is located on the wall outside the room right? Like if you are inside the room and want to turn the light off, you have to exit the room?

And is the light hardwired or is it plugged into an outlet that is controlled by the switch in question?

If switch is on opposite wall it would be easy to cut a hole for one on the correct side, then mount a new box, move the switch, and install a cover plate on the now empty original box.

First house we built the douche magoos put the light switch on the wall behind the door when you opened it.
Was pissed but bought one of these mounted the remote switch in the proper place and one never knew the difference.

Lutron Caseta Switch & Remote-Wireless Control | 3-Way Switch | Compatible with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and the Google Assistant | P-PKG1WS-WH | White https://a.co/7YtBbYw

"Ain't no use in turning on your light babe I'm on the wrong side of the door"

Sorry, had to do it.

The only two options I can think of would be to either move the switch to the other side, which isn't too difficult if you have attic access above the switch, or have the door changed to swing the other direction.

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Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
If switch is on opposite wall it would be easy to cut a hole for one on the correct side, then mount a new box, move the switch, and install a cover plate on the now empty original box.

This is what I’d do, but I’d use some 20min hot mud and fix the old hole.

which brings up the question... I've rented a beach house and also noticed this on some other houses that all the switches for the bathrooms are outside of the room... the house we rent has three... two for lights and one for an exhaust fan and they are all three ganged together just outside the door.... the only 'illogical' reason I can come up with is the moisture in the bathroom will eventually cause the switches to fail....

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Originally posted by gw3971:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...1ac3a77d690dea4210b1

Just a note that this won’t work with led’s according to the reviews.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm:
which brings up the question... I've rented a beach house and also noticed this on some other houses that all the switches for the bathrooms are outside of the room... the house we rent has three... two for lights and one for an exhaust fan and they are all three ganged together just outside the door.... the only 'illogical' reason I can come up with is the moisture in the bathroom will eventually cause the switches to fail....

I think that there are codes that say switch has to be at least 3 feet away from a tub. Some folks may be concerned about standing in some water in a small bathroom and operating the switch as well.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm:
which brings up the question... I've rented a beach house and also noticed this on some other houses that all the switches for the bathrooms are outside of the room... the house we rent has three... two for lights and one for an exhaust fan and they are all three ganged together just outside the door.... the only 'illogical' reason I can come up with is the moisture in the bathroom will eventually cause the switches to fail....

On the plus side, think of the hilarity you can create from having the switch in that position...

Thanks guys, for some reason I am having my replies disappear when typing them on here?

But the switch is on the inside of the room. Is behind the door when it is opened. So needs to be moved to the other side of the door. Was hoping for some kind of a simple wireless maybe solution.

Lutron Caseta switch and a paired pico remote in a surface mount.

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noticed this on some other houses that all the switches for the bathrooms

Switches outside the room are very common in older houses that may have predated electricity and were retrofitted at some point.

I always have a chuckle at the Brit electricians I see on this one Reddit page who are aghast at us Yanks with our electric switches and receptacles inside the bathroom. They are prohibited there but then they go do crazy stuff like have mini 230V electric point of service water heaters RIGHT IN THE SHOWER

Maybe a motion sensor so when somebody goes in the room the light is on?
Otherwise just cut a hole on the other side of the wall and flip the box around and block the old hole to your preference.

I'd try the motion switch too. It's likely that the movement of the door will operate it.

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But the switch is on the inside of the room. Is behind the door when it is opened. So needs to be moved to the other side of the door. Was hoping for some kind of a simple wireless maybe solution.

I thought that was what you were talking about. It looks like several wireless solutions have been proposed and if you’re not using LED lights one of those may be perfect. The (also wireless, but probably lots more work and maybe not feasible depending on fixture layout) solution that came to my mind was rehanging the door to move the hinges to the opposite side from the switch. Prolly not the answer you were looking for though….

Motion sensing switch - I bought one of these for my garage a couple of years ago. It works with all of my ceiling lights; fluorescents, L.E.D.'S, and one incandescent.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod..._image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Had one of the motion sensing switches in my little cabin at the lake. It was nice to walk in with all my stuff for the weekend and just open the door and not have to try and hit the switch to turn the light on. But it was a pain when I was sitting still reading a book and the light would go off. One time I was enjoying being alone and reading and the neighbors saw me waving my hand around n the air to get the light to come back on and thought I was signaling them to stop and visit. It was almost 3 hours before they left and I got back to my book.

A remote switch and a remodeler box with wings to hold it in the Sheetrock would be an easy fix.