Moving A Wall Light Fixture Box
Remove the internal housing from the ceiling or wall.
Moving a wall light fixture box. Make the opening in the ceiling for the new light fixture. Remove the external housing and the light bulb. I then noticed where the wires were coming into the box in my case they came from the ceiling this is good and bad i then took my drywall saw and started sawing very carefully next to the lightbox toward the ceiling to go around the circle i traced. Next i took one of the new light boxes and traced an outline of where i wanted the new box placed.
How we moved our bathroom vanity lights by moving the junction boxes. Twist a wire cap onto each pair of wires you connect and push the caps into the box. Install the required length of new wiring to the new location for the light fixture. Shut off the circuit breaker switch for the light you re planning to move.
How to move a light fixture step 1. We couldn t find a youtube video to teach us how so we filmed ourselves as we figured. Keep the cut out and use it to patch the existing opening.