Remove the external housing and the light bulb.
Moving a ceiling light to a wall.
Use the template provided with the junction box to trace a cut line onto the ceiling.
7 use a stud finder to locate the ceiling joist that is nearest to where you want.
Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening.
Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed.
How to move a light fixture step 1.
Remove the screws that attach the electrical box to the ceiling joist and remove the box from inside the ceiling.
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.
If you don t have a template.
Use a drywall saw to cut out the opening for.
Remove the existing light fixture junction box and turn it so that it is accessible from above.
Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture.
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.