Mounting Light To Sheet Metal Building

Thats how i always done it.

Mounting light to sheet metal building.

It isn t all that difficult. Set your store. Separate the wires and strip the end of each one with a wire stripper. Dryer vent 1 electrical 74 light 14 plumbing hose 12 universal 321 color family.

Nails won t work very well on metal. We would also need to do a lot of offsets for outlet boxes and measure correct distances to start the 85 degree bends to get the correct overall length. Twist the wires to the lamp wires black to black white to white and bare to bare or. Being this was a steel building with i beam structure we knew we d be running lots of conduit.

As to mounting the electrical box to the backing board there are many ways to do this. Then i would get a drill bit of the correct size for those screws. Indeed due to their natural lighting effects cost effectiveness and longevity led panel lights are one of the most suitable options out there for a metal building. Skylights though not a form of led lighting per se skylights are a common metal building component and are a good means of introducing lots of natural light into your steel structure.

Beige cream 1. Out of stock online. Use a metal conduit strap that corresponds to the conduit size. I dont know of any special box to fit the contours of the sheet metal.

Planning our steel building electrical conduit runs. Maybe there is a pantentable idea there. Step 7 attach a metal conduit strap on the conduit and onto the building within 3 feet of each box and every 10 feet horizontally or vertically. Screw self tapping screws or sheet metal screws through the strap and into a structural member of the metal building.

Strip the cable with a utility knife. Just screw the light or box directly to the sheet metal. I would take the electrical box with me to the hardware store then get sheet metal screws which would be large enough to fit into the mounting holes. Builders edge 6 625 in.

The major difference is that bolts take the place of nails. If you have a metal garage or a pole barn style utility building that you would like to hang items on don t worry.