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Pre-Wall Detail

Pre-Wall Bezel Standard

The pre-wall bezel detail is the frame inside the wall that decides what the finished trim will look like. Get the bezel right at rough-in, and the finish at trim is automatic.

What This Standard Covers

  • Bezel frame dimensions and depth tolerances
  • Substrate cut requirements relative to the bezel
  • Plaster wrap and reveal detail at the bezel edge
  • Mounting and bonding to substrate behind the bezel

Who It Is For

  • Carpenters and plasterers building the bezel
  • AV integrators specifying the device that goes inside it
  • Designers reviewing the reveal detail

When To Use It

  • Pre-wall (before drywall closes)
  • At plaster substrate prep
  • During punch-list verification of the reveal

Read or Download the PDF

The full standard, including diagrams, tolerance tables, and pass/fail photographic references, is in the embedded PDF below. You can read it inline or download it for your jobsite folder.

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Field Notes

The bezel is the difference between a keypad that looks like a piece of architecture and a keypad that looks bolted on. We standardize the bezel because the bezel determines the reveal. Standardize the frame, get the finish right every time.

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