How to Change A Wall Sconce - Beginner's Guide DIY
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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In this video, we are changing out an old jelly jar wall sconce for a really fast upgrade to a dated and worn-out light fixture. This project only takes 10-15 minutes and is perfect for a beginner. Although the light fixture in this video is outside, you can follow the same directions to change out most wall sconces inside your home as well.
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below and be sure to let me know if this video helped you tackle this project successfully in your own home.
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Thank you so much for the complete detail how to change sconces lights. Was able to complete without too much problems. Almost 80 and completed by myself.
I love hearing success stories like this. Thanks for sharing!!
This is the best DIY video I have ever watched. I'm not handy but after listening to these simple, concise instructions, even I feel like I can change out my light fixture. Thank you for explaining this so well!
You are so welcome. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Agree with the rest of the comments! One of the clearest and most informative how-to videos I have ever seen! Thank you for the help!!
Awesome, glad it was helpful for you!
Thank you! I really appreciate that this is really aimed at beginners! I watched several other videos before this one that didn’t even explain the different wires! And this is a really small detail but the fact that you’re using a regular non-powered screwdriver is encouraging - some of us feel like we don’t have all the tools we need to do anything, but it’s not the case at all! I thought I needed a fancy impact wrench to demolish a pergola but I removed a couple dozen lag screws with a small socket wrench and my arm wasn’t even sore the next day!
Thanks for taking the time to post this, super helpful!
Brilliant, easy to follow instructions. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
This video was so helpful - couldn't believe how easy this was. This video saved us a few hundred $$ on an electrician to do it! Thank you!
Love to hear this! Thanks for watching!
Man, thank you so much! This is exactly the same type of light fixture I recently bought and it was super helpful to see someone installing the same kind. I appreciate the helpful tips along the way. Thanks!
Awesome video! You got to the point and showed us every step of the way! Much appreciated! 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching and for the kind feedback+
Thanks so much for such an explicit step by step Video instructions! It helped a lot, especially the tip to save the old screws due to a size difference because that’s exactly what I had to do! I appreciate your help in allowing me to do this myself!
The only extra tip that no videos or written instructions in the light box itself included was to adjust the back screw that holds the screw caps to secure the fixture to the wall/box to be long enough just to accommodate the washer and screw cap. I had to learn the hard way after wiring everything and securing to the wall only to have too much space/slack to tighten it tight against the wall. That’s it, no big deal just more time, which it started to rain so I had to hurry! Thanks again, Christine
Hi Robert! Thank you for sharing this video. It was so helpful to me.
Hey great video.... I'm installing 3 exterior fixtures in my backyard, I looked for this type of video for a "refresher", it's been about 10 years since I've done one and you were fantastic, exactly as I planned. Thanks so much for these simple around the home project videos, comes in handy.
Thank you for sharing this. The instructions that came with my light didn’t tell me to leave the bundle of of wires alone that belonged to the sensor! It had me confused. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! Your videos help me shorten my husband’s “honey-do” list a bit!
Awesome! Thats what I like to hear!
This was so helpful! Thanks a bunch. It would be great to say tools needed before starting the project. Thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching and for the feedback! That's a great point, and I'll try to include a tool list in the beginning for future project videos
Thanks for the electrical demonstration.
Helpful! Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this I was debating on doing this myself but I am going to try it myself!
Let us all know how it goes!
Dude, you look like Jon Favreau! Great video BTW!
Great video!!!
Glad you liked it!
Perfect video
thank you, Cute Jon Favreau
😂 You're welcome
Is it possible to cut the length of the ground wire? Seems too long, at least the one coming out of the wall. Thanks!
Question I did mine today but when I open up the old lamp and expose the inside I only seen the Black and white white there wasn’t no ground in there is it ok to just connect it like that without the ground wire ?
Thank you
I don’t have the hollowed out wall. Do I need to cut the screws down in order for it to not stick out??
Question! We used your video to help us replace our old sconce in our basement. The only real difference was our wiring was old bob and tube so we didn’t have a wire for the copper ground wire. Our electrician said that would be fine. We connected the other two and when we switched on the breaker it still didn’t work.
Would this be because of wire connection ?
Thanks. I noticed at the 2:30 mark the old fixture’s original grounding wire wasn’t grounded by a screw?
Secondly I couldn’t see as you installed the new fixture if you screwed the ground wire to the green nut? And if you leave enough length to put them both in the plastic twist caps. Thanks. Liked and sub’d
Where can I find these lights
There should be a link in the video description!
Heyo!! Let's goooooo!!! =)
Thank you. Hope you are cooking up some new videos over there as well 😉
@@RemodelWithRobert Thanks, Robert! I'm working on it!
That's the exact before light post i have
This guy reminds me of Ari Gold
😂 I never watched the show so I don't know how to feel about this...
I don’t really need to turn off breaker if it has a light switch, correct? I can just keep light switch off and I can still touch wires without problems? Turning off breaker is just for that extra precaution as you stated.
The bolts probably didnt work because you destroyed the threads with those screws.
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