Cutting Drywall Around Recessed Lights

Measure the light from two established edges.

Cutting drywall around recessed lights.

Cut out drywall holes for electrical outlets with a drywall saw. This could be made of masonite or sheet metal. Make sure you clear your joists or any other obstruction above where the lights are placed. Place the hole saw in the half with the mandrel through the hole chuck it up in a drill and have at it.

This will collect most of the dust. Now cut the outline of the outside edge of the box into the drywall. While on a project where the patio ceiling had been blown out during hurricane matthew. 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. Fixing a recessed light hole that is too large. Simply slip it over the light housing and it will sit snugly against the lower collar essentially extending the rim to a. Cut a basket ball in half punch a hole for the mandrel in it.

Use a spiral saw to get a perfect fit for recessed lights in drywall. One of the most frustrating and time consuming parts of hanging drywall is cutting all those. Cut from the center to the edge of the recessed light. The technique is similar for recessed lights.

Read the distances at the near and far sides of the. 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. You don t need exact measurements.