Move Light Fixture From Ceiling To Wall

Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture.

Move light fixture from ceiling to wall.

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. Secure the electrical wiring. 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. You ll be using a drywall mounted junction box which clamps directly to the ceiling drywall.

We held up a tape measure and played around with what looked good. Install the new fixture box and wiring. Its proximity to the shower curtain. Make a hole in the wall or ceiling big enough to fit the junction box with the scrolling saber saw.

If there is no framing or plumbing between the old location and new location you might be able to just remove the existing box take the cable or conduit and mount it to a new remodel box in the new location. Use a stud finder to locate the ceiling joist that is nearest to where you want to move the light fixture. You ll need to reinforce the junction box if you plan to install a heavy fixture such as a ceiling fan. Okay two things actually.

How did we decide on 36. You usually need to install. If the house is finished this involves snaking the wire to where you want to move the new fixture to. Ever since we updated the light fixture in our bathroom back in april one thing has been bothering us.

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. Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed. Place a new ceiling electrical box against the ceiling next to the joist and trace the. 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.

Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening. Moving a ceiling fixture the easy way. There might be other ways to do it with out tearing up that wall.