How Do You Install A Recessed Lighting Fixture?
Recessed lights can be a wonderful way to add light to a space. Create a more dramatic look in your living space or add much needed light in a hallway or bathroom. When choosing the location of your recessed lighting it is important to know where joists and electrical wire are under the ceiling. Climb into your attic to look for junction boxes and make sure that you will not be cutting anything other than the drywall in your ceiling. Use the template that came with your lighting fixture to gently trace a circle on the ceiling. Wearing your safety goggles lightly cut along your line with a utility knife. If you will be using a drywall saw you can proceed to cut out the hole. Using a hole cutting saw can save you time and money if you are installing more than two lights. Mark the center of where you want your fixture, and line up the tool with that mark. If you know that you will not be touching a joist or electrical wiring proceed to cut your hole. Run your electrical wiring from a powe
