How To Install Wall Sconces Lights

If you want each sconce to operate independently such as for reading in bed then an on off switch in the fixture is the way to go.

How to install wall sconces lights.

Select the location to install your sconce. Plug in sconces attach to a wall but have an extension cord that must plug into a wall outlet. Turn on the lights you will be working on. Shut off the power to your light s at your circuit breaker.

Install the batteries inside the battery operated puck lights. The sconces also come with a plug and i just stored those away in case i get another wild hair. Attach the fixture to the bracket. Make sure your electrician understand where you want the light fixture when you instruct them.

Loosen the mounting screws or knob that holds the base of the light fixture to the electrical box then gently pull the fixture away from the box. For control over your lighting scheme put sconces on a dimmer switch. Use the general 6 foot rule when placing wall sconces in hallways. Keeping 6 feet between each wall sconce in a long hallway or down a long staircase will ensure that light fills the entire stretch with no awkward gaps.

This tutorial assumes that you will have circuit wires run to the location for the wall sconce lighting fixture by a licensed electrician but that you will be installing the electrical box and connecting the wires to the light fixture yourself. Remove any shade or globe on the sconce then remove the light bulb. Before you begin make sure you know how to strip splice and connect wires how to install electrical boxes and how to run cable through walls and ceilings. Mount the sconce in place using brackets and screws by using inserts or mounting directly onto a stud.

Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. In addition select a location for the light switch. I installed the sconce to the mounting bracket as you normally would and voila you have a useless sconce attached to your wall. Use a non contact circuit tester to check the wires for power.

Ideally the switch should be next to the room s other switches. Keep in mind that the ideal height for a wall sconce is 72 inches from the floor. Once you ve verified that the power is off disconnect the wire leads on the light fixture from the circuit wires by unscrewing the wire connectors. Level it as needed.

Screwdrivers flat head and phillips head light fixture. To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. Install a wall sconce light fixture materials. Then follow these step by.

Wall sconces offer a fix for staircases and hallways that need more even lighting. Install 66 72 inches from the floor depending on ceiling height. Mark the location you want to install the sconce at on the wall with a pencil. On average it should take about three hours to run cable install a switch and mount two wall sconces.