All About Lights | How to Install a Pendant Light | This Old House

This Old House host Kevin O'Connor discovers the proper way to install ceiling-mounted light fixtures. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a Pendant Light:
- nonmetallic electrical cable, for wiring new fixtures and dimmer switch
- pancake electrical box"], for attaching new pendant fixture to ceiling
- dimmer switch"], for operating new fixtures
- three-gang switch box"], for housing the new dimmer and two existing wall switches
Tools for How to Install a Pendant Light:
- screwdriver, for removing and tightening screws
- pry bar, for removing old switch box
- cordless drill, for drilling holes and driving screws
- electrical-box hole saw, used to cut holes in ceiling for pancake boxes
- drywall saw, for enlarging hole in wall for new switch box
- plumb bob, used to transfer fixture locations from countertop to ceiling
- fish tape, used to pull cable through wall
- caulking gun and fireproof caulk, for sealing hole bored in top wall plate
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