Adding Recessed Lighting To Existing Ceiling

Choose a place for the fixture install an electrical box and run a cable between the new fixture and the existing one.

Adding recessed lighting to existing ceiling.

When installing recessed lighting in an existing ceiling a hole is cut in the ceiling that exactly fits the profile of a special remodeling can to keep from damaging the surrounding drywall. Connect one on one with a pro immediately through just answer a today s homeowner partner. Insert the remodel recessed light housing up into the ceiling until the tabs on the side click or snap in place to hold it up. Most models of recessed lighting housing have four clips that clamp the can to the ceiling by pushing down on top of the drywall.

Trace the circle onto the ceiling in every location where you will be installing a light. Slip the can s box into the hole and then push the can body up into the hole until its flange is tight to the ceiling. Insert the recessed light trim up onto the recessed light housing and. 2 once you have settled on the location of your lights remove the paper template from the recessed can packaging.

Adding a light to a circuit an end of run fixture is one that goes after the existing fixture in the circuit. Make sure the cable you use is the same gauge as the one powering the existing fixture. Remove the wire nuts from the. Position a stepladder beneath the existing ceiling light and remove the unit s globe and light bulbs then loosen the mounting nuts and pull down the existing fixture.

To power your new can lights find an existing receptacle or switch box that contains a hot wire on a suitable circuit. A step by step walk through of how to install an additional recessed can light in your ceiling without having to cut it open to run wire. Reach through the recessed light holes to drill through joists that aren t accessible from the slot in the ceiling.