Cutting Drywall Around Recessed Lights

Is to cut a ring of some rigid material that just fits the canister on the inside and is larger than the hole on the outside.

Cutting drywall around recessed lights.

Place the hole saw in the half with the mandrel through the hole chuck it up in a drill and have at it. Make sure you clear your joists or any other obstruction above where the lights are placed. Cut from the center to the edge of the box then remove your knife or rotozip. You don t need exact measurements.

Now cut the outline of the outside edge of the box into the drywall. Cut out drywall holes for electrical outlets with a drywall saw. I wanted to show you a easy way to mark electrical boxes without havi. In how to hang drywall on a ceiling with canned lights house flipping brothers dave and rich show you all of the steps for hanging drywall on a ceiling.

Read the distances at the near and far sides of the. Measure the light from two established edges. Cut from the center to the edge of the recessed light. A spiral saw which is actually a mini router is one of the best tools for cutting openings in drywall for electrical boxes.

While on a project where the patio ceiling had been blown out during hurricane matthew. The technique is similar for recessed lights. Simply slip it over the light housing and it will sit snugly against the lower collar essentially extending the rim to a. This could be made of masonite or sheet metal.

Fixing a recessed light hole that is too large. One of the most frustrating and time consuming parts of hanging drywall is cutting all those. This will collect most of the dust.