How To Install An Exterior Wall Mounted Light

Unscrew the wire nuts.

How to install an exterior wall mounted light.

Visit my channel homepage here. How to install outdoor light fixtures be your own handyman home easier than you d think. Ideally it should light as much space as possible and not be obstructed by anything. Identify the best location to mount your exterior flood light.

Turn on the exterior light. Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. The wiring for any type of electrical fixture must be enclosed inside an electrical box and that box is hidden inside a conventional wall. Make sure your new outdoor light fixture is firmly attached to the wall.

Unscrew the cover off of the flood light or whatever fixture you are replacing pull the wires out of the junction box. Outdoor lights serve as deterrence to would be intruders. Find a suitable mounting location. Pull the electrical wire through the back of the box then fit it in the.

Finish securing the light fixture to the mounting plate. Trace the pancake electrical junction box in desired position on the outdoor 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. I like to replace the wire nuts when installing new fixtures because they are inexpensive and it insures a good connection.

Ensure power feed is safely turned off at the circuit breaker panel. Some models will vary but most outdoor light fixtures use a screw or clip design to hold your new fixture in place. Discard or recycle the old fixture and throw away the old wire nuts. As an amazon affiliate i get commissions from purchases made from links in the description of my videos.

On average it should take about three hours to run cable install a switch and mount two wall sconces. How to install lights on a brick wall. It usually isn t. Outline the back of a remodeling electrical box on the siding with a pencil and cut around the outline with a keyhole saw.

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