Installing Recessed Lights In Soffit

The process for patching the kitchen soffit includes.

Installing recessed lights in soffit.

I just installed some led recessed lights on the exterior of my home under the soffit in the front of my house. I have them all wired to one light switch currently but want to have more control over the lights. Use a flat head screwdriver to push the black tabs located along the inside wall of the recessed can up until they snap into place and secure the recessed fixture in the soffit. To begin installing the wiring carefully cut holes for new switch boxes and then knock holes in the wall behind the soffit directly above them.

These are available from any home improvement st. Install the light housings under the eaves and connect the wires. Make sure that the area is big enough for the installation. Have the option for the lights to come on dusk to dawn.

A dyi demonstration on how to install soffit pot lights. In a home environment you can install recessed soffit lighting in kitchens and bathrooms or the library den or theatre room. To the upper part of the 2x4 ledger. Hold its lip against the facia on the soffit with one hand then with a flat head screwdriver push the black tabs located along the inside wall of the recessed can up with your other hand until they snap into place and fasten the fixture in the soffit.

Put the new bulbs in turn the breaker back on and test your soffit lights. Here s what i must have. Removing the existing fluorescent lighting. Installing the new recessed kitchen lights.

Turn the breaker off connect in the new wiring and run it to the new locations for your lights. Taping the new drywall and texturing the entire ceiling. Framing the soffit opening. Attaching drywall to the framing.

Hold the lip of the recessed fixture against the facia on the soffit with one hand. Now let s go over each of these in a little more detail. Step 1 identify the locations first of all you need to identify the areas in the soffit where you want to install the lights. I use a rotozip with a circle cutting attachment.

Insert the remodel recessed lighting fixture s tail into the hole cut in the soffit.