Ceiling Box For Heavy Chandelier

Heath installed the newbury manor collection bronze chandelier manufactured by home decorators collection and sold at the home depot.

Ceiling box for heavy chandelier.

Hanging a 200 lbs chandelier to 16 ft ceiling. The drywall or plaster of the ceiling is not strong enough to support the. A chandelier s chain should be 3 inches long for every foot of ceiling height. You can hang a heavy chandelier with more confidence if your ceiling is braced.

When it was built i asked the electrician to add a strong support box for an in the future heavy chandelier. Reinforcing electrical ceiling box to support heavy fixture. For a chandelier that weighs 400 pounds you need to install a hickey which is a metal fastener that mounts to a ceiling joist and supports the full weight of the chandelier. Even a heavy duty electrical box which would be the first choice for mounting a lighter fixture can only handle fixtures of just over 50 pounds.

Chandeliers add beauty elegance and style to a room but they also may present a challenge due to their weight. When replacing a standard ceiling light fixture with a heavier fixture such as a chandelier the ceiling box must be securely anchored and up to the task of supporting the heavier load. Make sure your chain measurement includes the 4 inches of the chandelier s hanging loop plus one chain link. A standard ceiling box is usually rated for only about 35 pounds and may be supported only by the ceiling drywall.

For example for an 8 foot ceiling the fixture should hang 30 inches to 36 inches above the table depending on the size of the chandelier. The problem with plastic boxes is that they can crack when subjected to the intense vibrations from a. Supporting heavy fixtures. Hanging a 200 lbs chandelier to 16 ft ceiling.

Adding a brace to your ceiling is not difficult whether you have easy access through the attic or if you cut an opening in the ceiling. Heath used a plumb laser to locate the ceiling fixture which was manufactured by pls laser. All of the other tools and materials for this project including an old work fan bracket non metallic cabling lineman s pliers and needle nose pliers. The chandelier is above the staircase.

At that time i bought a make do chandelier that weighed about 40 pounds. New work hard shell ceiling electrical box with adjustable bar hanger model bh525h view the carlon pvc box bulk savings collection 4 46 4 46. Install a ceiling fan retrofit junction box support a heavy light fixture duration. Nor is the plastic rough in box holding a moderately heavy fixture suitable for a ceiling fan.

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