Hello, we have recently started with the interiors. What should be the ideal height at which switch boards should be mounted?
Typically, light fixture wall switches in standard applications are set so that a standard 4-inch wall box is somewhere between 48 and 52 inches from the floor. There are a couple of advantages to this. First, this puts the switch at a comfortable height for most people in a standing position. Second, it makes for easy installation of wallboard during home construction. Standard sheets of 4-ft. wide wallboard are installed horizontally in most new home construction, and if switch boxes are set at about 48 inches from the floor, it allows for easy measuring, marking, and cutting of the wallboard panels to fit. The switch box can installed so either its top or bottom is at the 48-inch mark, or it may be centered on the mark.
Execptions to this rule are for switch boards mounted above countertops, next to the bed, or for handicap people.
