How to move a light fixture step 1.
Moving a ceiling light to a wall.
Install the required length of new wiring to the new location for the light fixture.
These duties can normally be done by hand but may require a.
Identify the location for the new light fixture and use the stud sensor to make sure there are no joists directly.
Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture.
Remove the existing light fixture junction box and turn it so that it is accessible from above.
Use a drywall saw to cut out the opening for.
If you don t have a template.
Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed.
Remove the internal housing from the ceiling or wall.
Use the template provided with the junction box to trace a cut line onto the ceiling.
Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening.
Shut off the circuit breaker switch for the light you re planning to move.
I then noticed where the wires were coming into the box in my case they came from the ceiling this is good and bad i then took my drywall saw and started sawing very carefully next to the lightbox toward the ceiling to go around the circle i traced.