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On Aug 22, 6:40*pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
I am sorry for some reason it got posted prematurely. *Here is the complete
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message

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I am not sure what these are called. *I think they are called step lights.


From the driveway, I take three steps up to the landing that leads to the
front door. *On each side of the steps is a 32" wide 24" tall concrete
"block". *There is a pole light on top of these block, and in the front of
these blocks is a recessed rectangular light.


These lights are falling apart. *The glass were broken and I pulled the
cover plate off.


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020933.jpg


The cover plates:


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020933.jpg


There is a piece inside that the two bulb sockets are attached to:


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020935.jpg


If I pull the piece out the inside look like this:


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020936.jpg


Closer look:


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020936.jpg

The wire came out of the top corner.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/P1020938.jpg

My question is are these lights standard? *Is it easy to find a replacement?

I am not sure which part is part of the light itself, and which part is part
of what someone might have attached to the recessed cavity to anchor the
light on to.

Is the best thing to do is to find a smaller version of this, install it
into the cavity and fill the seam with concrete? *or fill the entire cavity
with concrete and attach two * surface mount wall lights?

MC


I think with the right kind of glass in front, it might not matter too
much how finished the inside of the cavity is. You can probably find
glass that diffuses the light and hides what's back there pretty
well. A glass shop, or a stained-glass supply shop would be able to
cut pieces to fit your frame. == H