Gas and Electric Meter Box Covers - Weather-Resistant Overboxes for DIY Repairs - Protect and Enhance Your Meters - Durable Meter Box Protection - (White)

Very good quality and easy to fit. Bought to replace my original with a broken door due to wind damage and decided to buy a second one to match as it looked so good. The locks, hinges and overall construction are very good quality and the door can be hung to hinge from either side. Also included is a reversible plastic insert to label the box appropriately with an "E" or "G" depending on the service within. When fitting make sure you fit the door so that that the latch is orientated "up" and drops down to lock the door not the other way around as this is why most doors swing open and break... the wind rattles them and eventually the latch drops down to open the door. With it correctly orientated if it rattles in the wind it will only serve to engage the locking bar further so that the wind can't shake the door loose causing it to open. Very easy to fit over the existing old cabinet, just remove the old door leaving the cabinet frame in place and this fits over/around the old one. This does make it slightly larger than the original installation though so if your cabinets are particularly close together or have another obstruction very close by then these may not be suitable but for 99% of the time they will be perfect.

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Wish it had been my idea to produce these utility overboxes!! One hour, removed old door (well fell off) a little cutting at the bottom to allow a large pipe containing the mains in, then marked and drilled 6 holes, fitted 6 screws and rawplugs (supplied) a little white silicone around all the edges to seal it and 'hey presto' a new utility box! Excellent product, well designed and constructed - perhaps one could argue a trifle expensive for what it is, but excellent value compared to the cost having to replace the original! My existing utility box was 595mm high, 490mm wide and 210 deep from the front wall. Fitted perfectly. Excellent product - see before and after pictures.

After 48 years the old electric meter hatch cover was looking pretty rough, this was bought to replace it. Very simple to fit, six holes, with six rawlplugs and six screws provided. Pretty obvious what to do with them! Also fairly obvious which way up to fit it as the gap at the bottom of the door is sloped to assist water drainage. There are no instructions with the door, but I class myself as an average diy'er and in all honesty, no instructions were needed. Like others, I had to remove the old box, I found it easiest just to saw the front off level with the brickwork, and fitting was straightforward. Very pleased with the result, took about an hour for the entire job. My only criticism would be the price. I think it is a little on the expensive side for what it is, hence 4 and not 5 stars.

I needed to use my angle grinder to remove my old cracked meter box that after 40 years had fosilised into a stone like substance. The new box takes away the look of neglect

Fits well over old meter boxes when the door has broken. Bit fiddly when fitting to the wall with the screws as there's not much room to hold screw in place straight, but we managed it with s few choice words! Don't let that put you off thou. Its smart and does the job.

I'm an electrician by trade and often get asked to fix broken Utility Box Cupboards. This is the first time I have used this product and I'm very impressed. The door is removable for easier installation, simply drill 6x holes and fit the frame. You then pop the door back on either side to suite, lock the pins in place, job done. The grey insert on the door is reversible for "E" or "G" depending on which box you are replacing. The kit even comes with fixings and a new key. Apparently it also comes in Black, so this will be my go to product for this type of job in the future.

Yes, you can fit it upside down. I did! In my photo you will see the “gap” or “inset” is at the top in my photo. Make sure you fit it at the BOTTOM. The door catch is designed to work best with this gap at the bottom. Fit it the other way around and the catch can vibrate into the unlocked position. I have rectified this on mine, but learn from my mistake. Other than that, the box is exactly as others say. Easy to fit, looks lovely afterwards. One other thing. If, like me, you have an inset steel electric box with a full length piano hinge on the door, you will need to drill out the rivets that fix the door to the case to remove the old door. When they start to spin, they can be remove by chiselling the last bit off. (Old flat head screwdriver & a hammer). Secondly, you will need to screw two 15mm / 3/4” battens or furring strips on each side of the old box to give you the additional depth you need as those steel boxes are deeper than 66mm. Screw the cover to the strips and seal around with white silicon.