Go ahead---turn me on!

Brings to mind my husband's fingers getting pinched (he uses a stronger word) by his wife (that would be me) in a door once. I guarantee you Steve would NEVER reach in to switch that light if I were near.

Everyone has missed the point.  This house was obviously built for someone with very long fingers.  Imagine what it would be like if every switch was too close.  You'd have to stand way back to turn on the lights!

LOL- I showed a home once where the dishwasher and the oven were corner to corner and one had to be closed for the other to be open.  I don't know why people "accept" things they "can" change when they need to be changed.

Laughing at Jason's comment!

This is great post and I am amazed at the things people ignore or tolerate for years. Now let's see, if you ask my wife she could probably name a couple in our house! OOPS!

To answer your question, because no one gave them a round tuit?

That must be one of the mysteries of the home inspector, home owners adapt very well over 27 years...
I hope you're having a great week,
Paul

Mr Charles,

I would have no problem flipping that switch. What is your problem.

Nutsy

After 9 years my wife's girlfriend never moved her TV to "the other corner" of her family room because there was no cable TV outlet there.  I ran a cable between the sub-floor and the a/c duct work and viola; her TV could now be placed in the other corner!!!

I see quite a few of the switches put in awkward places.  I think it may be done by the builders who come out of the woodwork when times are good and throw up houses without thinking.  I also don't like the money-saving thing of having  switches that have to be turned back on where they were turned off even if there is another switch on the opposite side of the room.  Did I describe this right? 

Charlie - I have never seen a brass one!  The fabled brass ring!  I usually cut one out of paper and give it to people when they say they have a project to do.

It's just a conflict between the trades.  The electrician places an outlet.  The door installer comes along and installs an opposite hand door for one reason or another without bothering to notice the layout of the electrical.

Easier to change the door than to change the switch location!

Hey that's nothing.  My fridge door can't open all the way -- I can't get into the lower crisper, can't open the drawer.  The door always hits the kitchen counter that's too close!  I'd rather have the inaccessible light switch, then the fridge door not fully swinging out.  But the light switch is a way CHEAPER fix!  :Food for thought:

Charlie - When our house was being built the electrician arrnged to meet me first to discuss where I wanted him to install the light switches.  Even though I had choices it's 10 years later and I am still confused about which switch is which.  Nothing like that picture though!

It's amazing how many light switches actually are behind the door! I think Erby figured it out..two installers each doing their thing without thinking it through.