Moving Light Fixture From Wall To Ceiling

Install the new fixture box and wiring.

Moving light fixture from wall to ceiling.

Electrical wire for the home. There are pros and cons to both forms of lighting in a bathroom. A ceiling mount light fixture is designed to be mounted to the ceiling while a wall mounted light fixture is meant to be mounted on the wall. Moving a ceiling fixture the easy way.

Home electrical junction boxes. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture. 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. 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.

In most situations both forms of lighting should be used for specific applications. Secure the original junction box to the ceiling joist. You ll be using a drywall mounted junction box which clamps directly to the ceiling drywall. Make the splice to the original light fixture box.

Make a hole in the wall or ceiling big enough to fit the junction box with the scrolling saber saw. You ll need to reinforce the junction box if you plan to install a heavy fixture such as a ceiling fan. You usually need to install. 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.

Its proximity to the shower curtain. 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. Ever since we updated the light fixture in our bathroom back in april one thing has been bothering us. Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed.

Step 6 run your wire to the area you want the new light fixture. If the house is finished this involves snaking the wire to where you want to move the new fixture to. We held up a tape measure and played around with what looked good. An alternative to designing a wall or ceiling feature is to exchange the light fixture for one with a wide enough base to cover the box when the fixture is centered.

Secure the electrical wiring. Okay two things actually. How did we decide on 36.