Installing A Wall Light

Installing a new wall light to your house can give your home an added improvement and create a different ambiance that before. Before you begin, you are going to need a few things. You need a ceiling box, a fixture stud, an extension nipple, a standard nipple and a strap. Some of the common tools you’re going to need are screwdrivers, nails, screws and a drill. You might also need a pair of standard pliers and needle nose pliers.

Most of the common wall lights and ceiling fixtures fit into a standard outlet box and are extremely easy to mount. Most of these common fixtures are mounted through a fixture stud or through a fixture strap. These tools are going to bind the unit to the wall or ceiling. You might need an extension nipple or a standard nipple for mounting other fixtures, but that will be explained when you buy the unit at your local retailer.

The first step that you are going to do is mark the place on the ceiling or wall that the new fixture is going to go. You can use a marker or you can simply make a mark with one of your tools. You need to acquire the right dimensions of the fixture and cut a hole in the wall or the ceiling where the unit should be placed. For this job, you can use a variety of tools. You can either use a utility knife or a drywall knife.

Some boxes are screwed into the ceiling or walls so you’ll need to drill a hole in for the screws when needed. Heftier wall fixtures will use a hickey to help with the mounting Next, you should turn the power too the feed cable off at the source. The hickey screws into the main fixture stud. Now you can mount the outlet box with the nipple. When this is done, connect the feed cable to the outlet box. Go back to the power source and turn on the breaker. Congratulations. You’ve just installed a wall light.

It should be mentioned that as of January 2005, new electrical codes were put into place for the safety of your home. If you plan on installing a wall light yourself, make sure that you are following all standard codes.