How To Install Recessed Lighting in a Basement or Open Construction
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Here's an overview video showing
Here's an overview video showing the steps you'll need to go through to install a recessed light in your basement ceiling, assuming you have exposed joists.
0:00 Intro to basement lighting installations
0:44 Working with electricity
1:20 Drill holes and scope our where to install recessed light
2:50 Intro to pot lights before installing
3:46 How pot light legs attach to joists
4:21 Temporary placement of pot light
5:40 Screw in pot light arms
7:22 Running electric to installed pot light
8:22 Measuring and cutting 12 gauge wire
9:30 Stripping the wires
11:05 Running the wires into the pot light
First, you'll want to make sure you take good measurements and align your light exactly where you want it to stay. Once you get the light positioned well attach the light to the joists with nails or screws (I prefer screws). Once the recessed pot light is in place you'll move on to the electric.
You can run the electric from another light or connection on the circuit. You'll need to run the electrical cord into the electrical box housing, use a cord clamp to keep it in place and connect the ground (green), white (neutral) and black (hot/live) wires to the same colored wires in your pot light. Use wire nuts and electrical tape to secure the wires if your electrical box housing doesn't have some sort of connector.
In this video I also show you how to strip and measure conduit for running power between lights. I also need to drill a hole through one of my joists to get the power from one recessed light to another.
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0:00 Intro to basement lighting installations
0:44 Working with electricity
1:20 Drill holes and scope our where to install recessed light
2:50 Intro to pot lights before installing
3:46 How pot light legs attach to joists
4:21 Temporary placement of pot light
5:40 Screw in pot light arms
7:22 Running electric to installed pot light
8:22 Measuring and cutting 12 gauge wire
9:30 Stripping the wires
11:05 Running the wires into the pot light
First, you'll want to make sure you take good measurements and align your light exactly where you want it to stay. Once you get the light positioned well attach the light to the joists with nails or screws (I prefer screws). Once the recessed pot light is in place you'll move on to the electric.
You can run the electric from another light or connection on the circuit. You'll need to run the electrical cord into the electrical box housing, use a cord clamp to keep it in place and connect the ground (green), white (neutral) and black (hot/live) wires to the same colored wires in your pot light. Use wire nuts and electrical tape to secure the wires if your electrical box housing doesn't have some sort of connector.
In this video I also show you how to strip and measure conduit for running power between lights. I also need to drill a hole through one of my joists to get the power from one recessed light to another.
All the products I recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tomshomei...
Twitter: Twitter: homehobbyist
Tom is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Using affiliate links does not cost you any more but it does show your support for the content and creators that share them.
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