In alt.home.repair on Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:22:51 -0500 pet
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:45:59 -0700, Janis wrote:
I want to hang a group of 3 or 5 pendant lighting fixtures over a
dining room table. There is wiring in the center of the ceiling where
the current fixture is (this would be replaced by the pendants).
Is there an easy way to hang each of the pendants independently and
straight into the ceiling, instead of having a metal bar covering the
cords as they run along the ceiling into that center outlet?
Thanks for your input.
Janis
If the attic is above the room, reroute the wire into 3 seperate boxes for
a very neat look.
Depending on how the joists run, you could fish the wire between joists to
the new locations.
They also make flexible drill bits, so that if one really wants to, he
could insert the bit into the hole and bend it to drill a hole through
the joist. (There is also a tool sold to keep the bit bent when
drilling. I didn't find it very valuable, but if I had an assistant,
maybe it would work better.) The bit has a hole at each end to use
for pulling a wire or string through. Once the light wire is through,
use it to pull the romex.
Phone and burglar alarm supply stores have these bits. I think I paid
30 dollars for a 6 foot one 20 years ago, but I used it several times
for things I could not have done otherwise. Later, since I'm not good
at sharpening bits, I bought a 3 or 4 foot bit. Eventually I will
sharpen, or get someone else to, the 6 foot bit. (it won't fit in the
little jig I bought.)
Phone installation manuals show how to use two snakes (or maybe a
snake and a some heavy wire), one to hook the other, so you could
drill a blind hole into the space between the next two joists, or the
second and third joist even, and send a snake down from the opening
you make for your next pendant to catch the first snake and pull it
through to you. You can also get ceiling junction boxes that can be
attached between two joists from the hole in the ceiling. An
electrical supply house should have these, although I've only seen
them in the occasional good or big hardware store.
Meirman
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