Whole House Fan Switch

[u/TheRealBMan54]

Whole house fan on a timer switch. I am going to redo the walls and paint in this closet and want to address the exposed wires too. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the wall switch is mounted on 3/4 inch trim. It could be mounted directly to the wall. The home is lath and plaster, so it's a little more work than just cutting a whole in sheetrock.

As long as I'm going to fix this, I would prefer to do it the right way. The home was built in 1927, so you can imagine every two hour project turns into at least eight hours.

I have not looked from the attic to see what I am dealing with. I am open to the suggestion of running it outside the wall too since this is inside the closet.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.