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[EricG]

Notice anything wrong with this picture?

This addition project has been going on for far longer then I like to admit. I probably installed that can light 5 years ago - And I'm sure I had the best intentions to wire it up soon.

Now with the drywall in and carpet on the floor above - where would you go through?

 

[-Spike-]

You're looking for a way to supply the can with power? Call me dumb- what's the issue? Do you not have power down there, anywhere in that room?

-Spike

 

[KLF]

I don't think we're gonna be able to answer this, I would need to see the rest of the house, where the switch is, the feeds, etc. It looks like a porch ceiling? I doubt you're gonna be able to do this without ripping out some sheetrock. IMO it's easier to replace entire sheets than it is to patch holes, tear out all the way to the taped seams.

 

[EricG]

You're looking for a way to supply the can with power? Call me dumb- what's the issue? Do you not have power down there, anywhere in that room?

-Spike

The power is right there ... I just forgot to connect it before the drywall went in. There was about a 4-5 year gap between when the can was installed and when the drywall went up.

 

[koop]

Sorry, but that's funny.

I'd go through the drywall.

 

[EricG]

A guy at work says you can pop the can off the rest of the fixture from the inside. So I may not have to bust through the new drywall!

 

[-Spike-]

So, this is a 'before' pic, and now there's a ceiling there?

If so, I don't think you'll be going in through the can. As far as drywall repair, it's about the easiest job in a house- no need to tear back to a seam, and no advantage that I know of.

-Spike

 

[EricG]

So, this is a 'before' pic, and now there's a ceiling there?

If so, I don't think you'll be going in through the can. As far as drywall repair, it's about the easiest job in a house- no need to tear back to a seam, and no advantage that I know of.

-Spike

Yea, sorry - I wasn't very clear. This is the before pic, there is drywall there now. I took dozens of pictures of the whole project (1400 ft^2 2 story addition) before I insulated & drywalled. I'd reccomend that - I've used the pics at least 3 times now to verify or locate things that are now covered.

I'm going to try going in through the can - my coworker, who is/was a master electrician in a previous life, says it's easy. He recognized the brand from the pics. Patching drywall isn't to hard - but I've never had much luck with getting the texture to match well.

 

[tehcruiser]

If the power is up there, you can go in through the can. The can has about three or four screws on the inside bottom, and if you remove those, you can pull the can down and make your connection. The box has removable covers on the both sides, so it's accesible from either side.

 

[Toyo FJ40]

If the power is up there, you can go in through the can. The can has about three or four screws on the inside bottom, and if you remove those, you can pull the can down and make your connection. The box has removable covers on the both sides, so it's accesible from either side.

What he said. Pull the can out and you'll have plenty of room. Most high hat boxes have snap on covers. Hopefully you still have that cover.


Kevin

 

[stayalert]

File under: "Things you only do once"

Hardest part of my last home's renovation was when the sheet rock went up - I had nightmares about not putting in wires where I'd want them etc....

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Are you one of these guys?

 

[Cookiemonster]

Are you one of these guys?

What a member of the French military?