2007-02-20 06:48:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
No, but it is usually the best way to work.. I do this type of work a couple of times a month, as part of larger projects. What I have learned is not only is it true that time is money, but it is also important to consider who's time we are using. Assuming that you are paying people to do the work, the rates of pay for the electrician and the guy who strips the ceiling are vastly different. By stripping the ceiling, you allow the electrician to get in and out as quickly as is possible. By giving the wallboard crew a whole ceiling to install, rather than patch, you get a better job, for about the same money. Remember, if you try to work through the existing ceiling, you have to guess where the joists are. Sooner or later, you will guess wrong, and have to patch that hole. Sometimes one joist can throw off a whole line of lighting, requiring all the holes to be redone and all the old ones patched.
The board installers go so fast, that it's faster to just let them do new. Otherwise, the job will not come out right.
2007-02-20 07:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Leo L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need for that.In the room above the living room, take up a floorboard and measure the distance between the wooden joists. From that you can work out where you will have a space to cut out of the ceiling for your ceiling lights. then mark out with a pencil on the living room ceiling where the position of the lights will be. Then buy yourself a Padsaw from a DIY store and cut out your ceiling for your lights.
2007-02-20 21:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. you don't need to. But you do need to your wire to everywhere your going to have recessed lights. You can run them from that main line the chandelier is on. If you have a crawl space in the ceiling it should be easy. If not just cut channels to run wire and patch over later. Hope this helps.
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2007-02-20 14:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by The Syko Ward 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. An electrician should be able to do this. If you want to do yourself, it'll be a challenge, but can certainly be done without ripping out the ceiling.
Expect to have to re-do SOME of the ceiling, however.
2007-02-20 14:54:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.........
2007-02-20 15:04:43 · answer #5 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋