Some of these lights are hard wired to the house electrics, but many of the modern LEDs are just plug in like these. So much more convenient, not that one has to replace them very often.
I just cut a plywood disk the size of the hole in the ceiling. Drill a hole in the center. a couple of pieces of tape to hold it in place. then just drill with the larger hole saw. it only needs to stay a fe seconds until the teeth cut through the paper of the drywall. no fuss, no holes from drywall screws to patch
Would screwing a piece of steel to the underside of the jig and fixing it in place with rare earth magnets along the ceiling be an alternative to screwing? Bit of effort I guess, if you're doing whole house might be worth it. Putting the 72mm hole saw inside the larger diameter sounds like a winner.
Could you not drill the holes to hold the jig just beyond the diameter of the new hole? That way the wide rim of the downlight would cover the holes once the new light is fitted, and save a whole lot of extra work in patching and the inevitable mis-match of the paint. Might need to use small screws.
Your points about filling and colour matching are valid but my experience with screwing close to the edge of plaster board is that it tends to crumble on the edge and repairing that is harder, in my hands, than filling the screw holes. If you would like to avoid filling and painting then these methods would suit your purpose. 1. If your arbor has enough thread for 2 hole saws then you could put a hole saw of the original (smaller hole) inside the new larger hole saw and use that as a guide. That works well. 2. Cut out a circle of wood thick enough to extend just ahead of the teeth of the original hole saw and put this on the arbor drill bit of the larger hole saw and use it as a guide. The problem with this method is that because of the thickness of cut of the smaller hole saw it won't fit snugly in the hole in the ceiling and may wobble a bit. There are links to both these methods in the description below the video. Thanks very much for your comment, I hope this makes some sense.
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Wow I didn’t realise it was so easy. I thought there would be open wires and things to deal with but that’s so simple!
Some of these lights are hard wired to the house electrics, but many of the modern LEDs are just plug in like these. So much more convenient, not that one has to replace them very often.
Brilliant, exactly the job I’m about to do. Very helpful indeed.
I'm glad this helped you, good luck with the job. Thanks for the comment
Painting the cut edge is something I've never seen before, but a really good idea
Thanks for the comment and feedback
Thanks for the info! Perfect as we are setting up our new house at the moment! Very useful!
thanks for the comment
Thanks for another great tip
You bet!
I just cut a plywood disk the size of the hole in the ceiling. Drill a hole in the center. a couple of pieces of tape to hold it in place. then just drill with the larger hole saw. it only needs to stay a fe seconds until the teeth cut through the paper of the drywall. no fuss, no holes from drywall screws to patch
Good idea, thanks for sharing 👍
Great idea thanks 👍
You are most welcome, thank you for your comment
Save your self so much time and effort, get your 72mm hole saw put it in side the 92mm and get to cracking those beers a lot quicker
can't argue with that
I attach some string around the piece so I can pull down on it whilst putting the screws in.
Good Idea, thanks for the tip
Would screwing a piece of steel to the underside of the jig and fixing it in place with rare earth magnets along the ceiling be an alternative to screwing? Bit of effort I guess, if you're doing whole house might be worth it. Putting the 72mm hole saw inside the larger diameter sounds like a winner.
Yes, both your suggestions make sense, thanks for sharing 👍😊
Could you not drill the holes to hold the jig just beyond the diameter of the new hole? That way the wide rim of the downlight would cover the holes once the new light is fitted, and save a whole lot of extra work in patching and the inevitable mis-match of the paint. Might need to use small screws.
Your points about filling and colour matching are valid but my experience with screwing close to the edge of plaster board is that it tends to crumble on the edge and repairing that is harder, in my hands, than filling the screw holes. If you would like to avoid filling and painting then these methods would suit your purpose. 1. If your arbor has enough thread for 2 hole saws then you could put a hole saw of the original (smaller hole) inside the new larger hole saw and use that as a guide. That works well.
2. Cut out a circle of wood thick enough to extend just ahead of the teeth of the original hole saw and put this on the arbor drill bit of the larger hole saw and use it as a guide. The problem with this method is that because of the thickness of cut of the smaller hole saw it won't fit snugly in the hole in the ceiling and may wobble a bit. There are links to both these methods in the description below the video. Thanks very much for your comment, I hope this makes some sense.
Good idea, thanks
No problem!