Moving A Ceiling Light To A Wall

Use a drywall saw to cut out the opening for.

Moving a ceiling light to a wall.

Remove the existing light fixture junction box and turn it so that it is accessible from above. Remove the internal housing from the ceiling or wall. If you don t have a template. Remove the external housing and the light bulb.

Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening. Use the template provided with the junction box to trace a cut line onto the ceiling. Remove the screws that attach the electrical box to the ceiling joist and remove the box from inside the ceiling. 7 use a stud finder to locate the ceiling joist that is nearest to where you want.

These duties can normally be done by hand but may require a. 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. How to move a light fixture step 1. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture.

Identify the location for the new light fixture and use the stud sensor to make sure there are no joists directly.