Kitchen Light
You know how much I love replacing light fixtures in my house. Actually, I don't mind replacing light fixtures. I dislike replacing electrical boxes. Though it's not so much replacing as it is adding, since I'm not sure the pre-existing cast iron thing can really be considered a box...
The former light fixture
Wiring protruding from the previous 'box'
This time didn't seem quite as bad, perhaps because I knew what I was in for. A constant shower of vermiculite insulation as I saw through the piece of steel that's holding this thing in place. Further chiseling and sawing to get the new box to fit in the hole. Miscellaneous wires in the box that simply connect together for reasons unknown. Two neutral wires and one hot. etc. etc.
In the end it was worth it though. We got the new fixture up and it looks amazing. We still want to buy a couple more lights for it but already really transforms the space.
The new lighting
Looks even better in real life! Such an improvement over the old light
— Anne Jan 19, 11:27 AM #Looks great. Nice Job!
I think I understand exactly what your talking about better than most given that I’ve changed out all the non ‘boxes’ in our duplex with real electrical boxes. It sounds to me like you are much more precise at it than me. While trying to cut a hole in the plaster, I always ended up with a much bigger hole than needed. Then I had to patch the hole with several nights of sanding and reapplying plaster.
— Tim Jan 20, 08:45 AM #