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how do you hang a pool table light?
I know the height and have everything ready to go...my only question is how to physically mount it to the ceiling...what hardware to use
okay, where the light will currently line up, one side of it will go into the stud/joist, but the other side currently goes into the drywall. I do not have an attic (houses in vegas don't like them for some reason) and I cannot get into the attic to assist. Knowing that, on the side where it is mounted on the drywall, how would you mount it?
okay, where the light will currently line up, one side of it will go into the stud/joist, but the other side currently goes into the drywall. I do not have an attic (houses in vegas don't like them for some reason) and I cannot get into the attic to assist. Knowing that, on the side where it is mounted on the drywall, how would you mount it?
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depending on the weight of the light, you may not want to secure it to the sheetrock (is that what you have?) It may be worthwhile to find the rafters and use lag bolts to secure the light up. Depending on the size and weight of the light, you may have to predrill the holes to screw in the lag bolts.
if you choose to secure it to the sheetrock, you will most likel;y use wing bolts. drill the hole, insert this device and it will open up on the other side of the sheetrock and then screw the bolt down. good luck. its a pain when your balls have shadows on them and you miss your shot!
if you choose to secure it to the sheetrock, you will most likel;y use wing bolts. drill the hole, insert this device and it will open up on the other side of the sheetrock and then screw the bolt down. good luck. its a pain when your balls have shadows on them and you miss your shot!
Any good hardware store sells wireless light hangers. They are great, No wiring necessary, and the light stays exactly where you put it. I did my whole house with them.
I imagine the pool light is fairly heavy - if so attaching to sheetrock in the ceiling may not be strong enough, regardless of whether you use wing bolts, molly's etc. If you're lucky the ceiling joists will line up and you can screw eyelet screws directly into the wooden joists. If the light does not line up with the solid ceiling joists, you could use short pieces of 2 X 4 to act as bracing. Just attach this across the span of the joists where the light will be hanging. Now you can drill holes through the ceiling and into solid wood, regardless of where the joists are. You could then attach the light using long lag screws, eyelet screws or any type of bolt long enough for the project. You could even use wire. Good luck - once you begin looking into the project, you'll begin to realize it's pretty easy and straight-forward.
I would mount a 2 X 4 between the studs and center the light fixture on it. Make sure that the board extends evenly on each side. It does not make a difference if the fixture is heavy or not. Typically that light is either hit by someones head making a stretching shot or a sick bumps it. So do everything possible to make sure it is secure.
follow this information, if the light fixture is less the 50 pounds or 25 pounds per supported attachment....these fastener materials are available world wide...but this will show what your looking for...research " EZ ancor"
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