Moving Light Fixture On Wall

Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening.

Moving light fixture on wall.

Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed. You ll be using a drywall mounted junction box which clamps directly to the ceiling drywall. Take the box out if it s plastic just pry the sides with a screwdriver and let it drop down into the wall. Detach the light fixture from the electrical box and slowly lower the light fixture.

If the house is finished this involves snaking the wire to where you want to move the new fixture to. Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture. Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires.

Screwdrivers pliers level drill and potenitall. Pull the fixture wires into the electric box and make connections. Get a surface mount 1 2 pancake box and screw it to the stud higher up on the wall as close to the center as you can. 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.

If this is a long distance you re going to run in to problems with ceiling joists or frame timber in the wall. You ll need to reinforce the junction box if you plan to install a heavy fixture such as a ceiling fan. Twist the ground wire coming from your light fixture to the ground wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion. Run your wire to the area you want the new light fixture.

Wall light was successfully moved without extra damage downstairs in a two storey house. Twist a wire cap onto each pair of wires you connect and push the caps into the box. If so the box is probably nailed to a stud. You may want to find a place closer to where you want the new fixture such as a power outlet and use that wiring.

Install the required length of new wiring to the new location for the light fixture. Remove the screws that attach the electrical box to the ceiling joist and remove the box from inside the. Hello diy remodelers in this video we show you how to take an old off center bathroom vanity light fixture outlet box which is not centered on the wall and. 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.

Make sure they are firmly connected.