Cutting Drywall Around Recessed Lights

A spiral saw which is actually a mini router is one of the best tools for cutting openings in drywall for electrical boxes.

Cutting drywall around recessed lights.

I wanted to show you a easy way to mark electrical boxes without havi. Use a spiral saw to get a perfect fit for recessed lights in drywall. Make sure you clear your joists or any other obstruction above where the lights are placed. This will collect most of the dust.

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. Now cut the outline of the outside edge of the box into the drywall. Cut from the center to the edge of the box then remove your knife or rotozip.

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. Cut out drywall holes for electrical outlets with a drywall saw. Cut a basket ball in half punch a hole for the mandrel in it. Place the hole saw in the half with the mandrel through the hole chuck it up in a drill and have at it.

Read the distances at the near and far sides of the. The technique is similar for recessed lights. Cut from the center to the edge of the recessed light. While on a project where the patio ceiling had been blown out during hurricane matthew.

You don t need exact measurements. One of the most frustrating and time consuming parts of hanging drywall is cutting all those. Then plunge cut into the drywall to find the outside edge of the electrical box.