trying to fit a very heavy brass 8 bulbed ceiling light,anybody know safest way to put it up and keep it up?

Question

i have a beautiful ceiling rose i dont want disturbing,

Answer 1

As long as your ceiling box is screwed into the joists you're ok. They also have some that have hangers that span two ceiling joists.

You should be fne.

Answer 2

How heavy is 'very heavy'?? One of the heaviest lights I ever erected in a house came from a stately home and weighed about 160 lbs, far too heavy for a ceiling box. I had a steel section fabricated and drilled to fit and bolt in place between two joists in the room above. The light fitting's backplate had eight bolts that went right through the plate above, where it was bolted up, then it was connected. It's still there, about 8 years later!!

Answer 3

Its hard to know without knowing what is above the ceiling rose. If the fixture hangs down beneath the ceiling rose i'd start with a big eye bolt through the ceiling rose, wound into something solid above like a timber beam. The single eye bolt is only going to make a small hole in your rose which could be plastered easily if you ever decided to remove it.

Answer 4

The usual light fittings are placed under a ceiling joist and theee screws that hold it are screwed into that joist. There are usually only two screw holes made to hold the light fitting. This because the joist is too narrow to have a 3rd and 4th screw at right angles to the other two. So you must ensure that the screws you use are long enough to make a good strong hold in the joist. Use screws of at least 50mm long and drill a small pilot hole for them in the correct position and screw in until tight.
You should have no problem with the fitting crashing down.
Have a happy Easter.

Answer 5

I think (if you haven't already got, of course!) you'll need one of those fixings that go through the ceiling and into something else which rest across the joists - a bit like the set-up they had on "Only Fools & Horses" - the chandelier episode.

Answer 6

Most ceiling roses are screwed to a joist,if your existing ceiling rose is then just fix your new light fitting in place of it. If it's just fixed to the plasterboard with cavity fixings then I would lift the floor boards upstairs & fit in a noggin to screw into

Answer 7

there is a little piece of hardware called a molley, it goes up in the ceiling and doesnt come out, just make sure that the ceiling can support the weight. it is best to mount it in a stud, just drill a hole through the center of the stud and insert the molley and that is where you can mount it.

Answer 8

you needs steps to stand on and a small screw driver,as the fitting got a bar that fits by screwing onto the surface of the ceiling you then wire it up,read the instructions,my light fits on to one then two small screws either side of the fitting to secure it took to fit no more then ten minutes

Answer 9

I know nothing about maintenance. But if I had to answer, like had to, I'd say 'Aren't you supposed to tie it to something above the ceiling on the roof? Like on a support beam?' But of course that would be wrong..