Moving A Ceiling Light To A Wall

How to move a light fixture step 1.

Moving a ceiling light to a wall.

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. Remove the external housing and the light bulb. Use the template provided with the junction box to trace a cut line onto the ceiling. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture.

Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed. Remove the screws that attach the electrical box to the ceiling joist and remove the box from inside the ceiling. Identify the location for the new light fixture and use the stud sensor to make sure there are no joists directly. 7 use a stud finder to locate the ceiling joist that is nearest to where you want.

Install the required length of new wiring to the new location for the light fixture. Remove the existing light fixture junction box and turn it so that it is accessible from above. Shut off the circuit breaker switch for the light you re planning to move. Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening.

These duties can normally be done by hand but may require a.