Timeline for How can I mount a light to a square junction box?
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 20:59 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Is the hot wire controlled by a wall switch? | |
| Jun 12, 2021 at 15:39 | answer | added | user137279 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 9, 2020 at 1:27 | answer | added | DaveM | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 16, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1162242683965829122 | ||
| Aug 5, 2019 at 12:54 | history | edited | Machavity | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 26, 2019 at 18:30 | answer | added | Jimmy Fix-it | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 20:56 | comment | added | Platinum Goose | Yes there should be a fitting on the box to secure it. May be a simple fix if there is enough slack, if you're not comfortable with electric then an electrician is the way to go. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 20:47 | comment | added | L Fitz | @Platinum Goose wow. i didn't even notice that. I'm not much of a DIYer, but the outer sheathing is supposed to go all the way into the box before separating out the wires, right? I guess I should get an electrician in to check this out. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 19:26 | comment | added | Platinum Goose | Looks like the wires are loose and they just routed them through the knock out without any conduit. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 19:06 | comment | added | NothingToSeeHere | I believe that the size of the lighting fixture they used with that box actually covered entire jbox ----- What @isherwood said ;-) | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 19:03 | comment | added | isherwood | Looks like a lazy retrofit (rather than cutting into the drywall and messing with insulation). I'd put a flat ceiling rose over it and mount a simple dome fixture through that. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 18:15 | comment | added | L Fitz | @DoxyLover That what I was wondering. Is this just a regular electrical box used to rig up some kind of custom light? I just can't figure out what was supposed to go here. It's a low ceiling too, so it couldn't have been anything big. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 18:09 | comment | added | DoxyLover | @DanielGriscom I disagree that it is a shopping question. He’s asking if fixtures were made that would fit this situation, not where to buy one. My opinion is that the previous owner hacked something together. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 17:51 | comment | added | Daniel Griscom | Hello, and welcome to Home Improvement. Unfortunately, "shopping" questions are off-topic here. Please take our tour so you'll know how best to participate here. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 17:50 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 25, 2019 at 17:20 | history | asked | L Fitz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |