How To Install Wall Sconces Lights

Wall sconces offer a fix for staircases and hallways that need more even lighting.

How to install wall sconces lights. The sconces also come with a plug and i just stored those away in case i get another wild hair. Install a wall sconce light fixture materials. Use a non contact circuit tester to check the wires for power. Attach the fixture to the bracket.

In addition select a location for the light switch. Mount the sconce in place using brackets and screws by using inserts or mounting directly onto a stud. Keep in mind that the ideal height for a wall sconce is 72 inches from the floor. Now to make your sconce useful you need to attach the puck light into your shade.

Shut off the power to your light s at your circuit breaker. Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. Then follow these step by. Install the batteries inside the battery operated puck lights.

Make sure your electrician understand where you want the light fixture when you instruct them. Mark the location you want to install the sconce at on the wall with a pencil. Plug in sconces attach to a wall but have an extension cord that must plug into a wall outlet. Use the general 6 foot rule when placing wall sconces in hallways.

Select the location to install your sconce. To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. Install a wall sconce light fixture instructions. They re much easier and less expensive to install than hard wired sconces but the trade off is that the cord hangs down and is visible.

Level it as needed. Screwdrivers flat head and phillips head light fixture. I installed the sconce to the mounting bracket as you normally would and voila you have a useless sconce attached to your wall. Ideally the switch should be next to the room s other switches.

Turn on the lights you will be working on. Loosen the mounting screws or knob that holds the base of the light fixture to the electrical box then gently pull the fixture away from the box. Install 66 72 inches from the floor depending on ceiling height. Keeping 6 feet between each wall sconce in a long hallway or down a long staircase will ensure that light fills the entire stretch with no awkward gaps.

If you want each sconce to operate independently such as for reading in bed then an on off switch in the fixture is the way to go. Remove any shade or globe on the sconce then remove the light bulb. For control over your lighting scheme put sconces on a dimmer switch. Before you begin make sure you know how to strip splice and connect wires how to install electrical boxes and how to run cable through walls and ceilings.