How To Install An Exterior Wall Mounted Light

Outline the back of a remodeling electrical box on the siding with a pencil and cut around the outline with a keyhole saw.

How to install an exterior wall mounted light.

I like to replace the wire nuts when installing new fixtures because they are inexpensive and it insures a good connection. The wiring for any type of electrical fixture must be enclosed inside an electrical box and that box is hidden inside a conventional wall. In this video ask this old house master electrician scott caron installs an outdoor wall sconce and recessed lights at an old church that now serves as a house. Check that it is straight and make adjustments.

Finish securing the light fixture to the mounting plate. Unscrew the wire nuts. As an amazon affiliate i get commissions from purchases made from links in the description of my videos. It usually isn t.

Some models will vary but most outdoor light fixtures use a screw or clip design to hold your new fixture in place. Outdoor lights serve as deterrence to would be intruders. Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. Ideally it should light as much space as possible and not be obstructed by anything.

On average it should take about three hours to run cable install a switch and mount two wall sconces. Visit my channel homepage here. Trace the pancake electrical junction box in desired position on the outdoor wall. Make sure your new outdoor light fixture is firmly attached to the wall.

Find a suitable mounting location. Ensure power feed is safely turned off at the circuit breaker panel. Turn on the exterior light. Unscrew the cover off of the flood light or whatever fixture you are replacing pull the wires out of the junction box.

To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. Identify the best location to mount your exterior flood light. Discard or recycle the old fixture and throw away the old wire nuts. How to install outdoor light fixtures be your own handyman home easier than you d think.

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