Cutting Drywall Around Recessed Lights

One of the most frustrating and time consuming parts of hanging drywall is cutting all those.

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. Measure the light from two established edges. Fixing a recessed light hole that is too large. Use a spiral saw to get a perfect fit for recessed lights in drywall.

Cut a basket ball in half punch a hole for the mandrel in it. Read the distances at the near and far sides of the. Then plunge cut into the drywall to find the outside edge of the electrical box. Cut from the center to the edge of the box then remove your knife or rotozip.

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. While on a project where the patio ceiling had been blown out during hurricane matthew. Simply slip it over the light housing and it will sit snugly against the lower collar essentially extending the rim to a. A spiral saw which is actually a mini router is one of the best tools for cutting openings in drywall for electrical boxes.

This will collect most of the dust. You don t need exact measurements. Now cut the outline of the outside edge of the box into the drywall. Cut from the center to the edge of the recessed light.

I wanted to show you a easy way to mark electrical boxes without havi. Cut out drywall holes for electrical outlets with a drywall saw. This could be made of masonite or sheet metal.