Cutting Drywall Around Recessed Lights

A spiral saw which is actually a mini router is one of the best tools for cutting openings in drywall for electrical boxes.

Cutting drywall around recessed lights.

Place the hole saw in the half with the mandrel through the hole chuck it up in a drill and have at it. Read the distances at the near and far sides of the. Cut from the center to the edge of the recessed light. Cut out drywall holes for electrical outlets with a drywall saw.

The technique is similar for recessed lights. Now cut the outline of the outside edge of the box into the drywall. While on a project where the patio ceiling had been blown out during hurricane matthew. This will collect most of the dust.

One of the most frustrating and time consuming parts of hanging drywall is cutting all those. Then plunge cut into the drywall to find the outside edge of the electrical box. You don t need exact measurements. Cut a basket ball in half punch a hole for the mandrel in it.

This could be made of masonite or sheet metal. I wanted to show you a easy way to mark electrical boxes without havi. Use a spiral saw to get a perfect fit for recessed lights in drywall. In how to hang drywall on a ceiling with canned lights house flipping brothers dave and rich show you all of the steps for hanging drywall on a ceiling.

Make sure you clear your joists or any other obstruction above where the lights are placed. Is to cut a ring of some rigid material that just fits the canister on the inside and is larger than the hole on the outside. Measure the light from two established edges.