Bathroom Upgrade Business Office 1: Splitting The Vanity Light
When it comes to design, I've ever tried to brand Blue Planet areas expect nice, but I kinda ran out of steam yesteryear the fourth dimension I reached my bathroom. The alone people who come across it are my married adult man as well as myself, as well as trust me, he couldn't attention less (as long equally at that topographic point is enough of light).
This is what my principal bath vanity has looked similar for the yesteryear vii years. The cheap, builder-grade vanity low-cal form a not-so-flattering downward light. It was fourth dimension for it to go.
*Before y'all endeavor to operate amongst an electrical wiring inwards your home, get-go brand certain the outlet is switched off. Then, switch off the ability to the circuit at the breaker box. If y'all are unsure nearly your electrical abilities, delight hire a professional person electrician to assistance you.
First task to produce was to take the quondam fixture. As y'all tin see, it was inwards identify when nosotros painted the walls.
Oh, as well as pardon all the self photo-bombing. Its difficult to avoid when shooting at a mirror!
The side yesteryear side touchstone was to take the outlet box. Any properly hung lighting fixture volition convey an outlet box attached to the frame of the trouble solid somehow. This ane was tardily to take yesteryear simply backing out the screws that held it to a wall stud.
I saved the box for later on use. I also made certain to force the Romex wire all the agency out of the wall.
I'll portion inwards about other post service how nosotros of late upgraded our bath vanity from a unmarried sink to double sinks. I actually wanted to showcase the novel double vanity, thus I'm non going to install 1 novel vanity light; I'm making room for 2!
Using a touchstone record as well as a level, I marked the place of the 2 novel lights.
Next, I got to usage a fun piffling tool nosotros similar to telephone telephone a "hole pig bit". I actually dubiousness that is the existent name, but nosotros similar it. It's a smashing device! Attached it to your drill, describe upwardly the centre flake amongst the centre of your hole location, as well as y'all are ready to cutting a perfect circle!. I've used them on slice of furniture several times, but they are actually perfect for this application.
I simply had to uncovering a hole pig the same size equally the existing outlet hole, as well as I was ready to cutting 2 perfect circles into my drywall.
I wishing I could convey gotten a photograph of the side yesteryear side twosome of steps, but it was getting nighttime as well as they definitely demanded both hands.
First, I demand to spice the wire as well as run it through the wall to the 2 novel holes. I'll explicate the wiring procedure inwards my side yesteryear side post, but pulling the wire through the wall, it wasn't thus bad. I simply reached the novel end, pushed dorsum on the insulation, as well as fed the Romex wire through amongst my other mitt until I could experience it, as well as thus I pulled it through.
After that, I could attach the outlet boxes to the studs amongst screws.
To address the master hole inwards the drywall, I used ane of the circles I cutting for the novel outlets to create total the quondam ane in.
I attached the while slice of drywall to the stud amongst drywall screws. I as well as thus went crazy amongst the spackle as well as sandpaper to brand the while blend inwards the the existing drywall. Below y'all tin come across what it looked similar amongst the novel outlet boxes as well as the quondam hole patched as well as painted.
I took the photograph when the pigment was yet a piffling wet, thus that explains the colouring difference. Also, y'all may convey noticed the outlet box on the correct looks a piffling odd. Yes, I used a rectangular outlet box inwards a circle opening. The stud I wanted to attach to was off to the side of the hole, non straight behind, thus I came upwardly amongst the stance to usage a deeper box as well as attach it to the side instead of the dorsum of the box. Although non perfect, it worked pretty good as well as ane time the low-cal is mounted, no ane would ever know.
Check dorsum before long to come across the side yesteryear side purpose of the projection when I install the lights! Also, I'll hold out running my rattling get-go giveaway (and its a proficient one)!
*UPDATE: SEE THE END RESULTS HERE
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