How to Cut an Outlet Box in Drywall

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Jon on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip I will be showing you the proper cutting motion for cutting out an electrical outlet. On this sheet of drywall, our electrical outlet has already been marked and we are now ready to make our cut. For this demonstration, I am going to use a pen to signify my bit that I am going to be cutting with. If I get ready to make my cut and I just stick it in one of these corners, it is going to jump around a little bit until I get control of it. Now that is not going to look very good and that is going to make my hole a little bit bigger. If my hole gets too big, then my box won't fit properly in it. "