Moving Light Fixture From Wall To Ceiling

Home electrical junction boxes.

Moving light fixture from wall to ceiling.

How did we decide on 36. In most situations both forms of lighting should be used for specific applications. You ll need to reinforce the junction box if you plan to install a heavy fixture such as a ceiling fan. There are pros and cons to both forms of lighting in a bathroom.

Make the splice to the original light fixture box. If the house is finished this involves snaking the wire to where you want to move the new fixture to. Moving a ceiling fixture the easy way. Its proximity to the shower curtain.

We held up a tape measure and played around with what looked good. The old junction box was located in the center of the laundry room but we wanted the light fixture to hang in the center of the doorway 36 from the ceiling. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture. Secure the original junction box to the ceiling joist.

Make a hole in the wall or ceiling big enough to fit the junction box with the scrolling saber saw. Secure the electrical wiring. Ever since we updated the light fixture in our bathroom back in april one thing has been bothering us. Identify the location for the new light fixture and use the stud sensor to make sure there are no joists directly behind the ceiling in that area.

I then noticed where the wires were coming into the box in my case they came from the ceiling this is good and bad i then took my drywall saw and started sawing very carefully next to the lightbox toward the ceiling to go around the circle i traced. Electrical wire for the home. Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening. Step 6 run your wire to the area you want the new light fixture.

You ll be using a drywall mounted junction box which clamps directly to the ceiling drywall. Its proximity to the shower curtain and the fact that we didn t have the energy to remedy the situation back in april when we switched out the old light for a new one and did some slight drywall patching and painting nothing. Cover the junction box. Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed.

More about light fixture electrical wiring. You usually need to install. Install the new fixture box and wiring.