Trim-out, also called finish, comes after drywall, paint and often flooring: devices are installed and terminated, cover plates fitted, light fixtures hung, panel breakers landed and labeled, and every circuit tested before final inspection. It is cleaner work than rough-in but punishes every earlier mistake, from buried boxes to short conductor tails.
Heard on the job
Painters are out of unit 4, so we trim out tomorrow, bring white plates and a case of decora switches.
Also heard as
- trim
- finish
Related terms
Rough-in
Stage of electrical work done before walls close: setting boxes, running cable or conduit and pulling wire.
Goof plate
Oversized cover plate used to hide a drywall hole cut too big or too ragged around a box.
Make up
To splice, pigtail and fold the wires in a box so it is ready for a device or cover.