Remodel can or new construction can?
 

I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various locations
of the house. The problem is I can't decide whether I should get the
remodel kind or the new construction kind. The housing will be the same
size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I have
the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock down, I
will use the remodel kind. That figures to be about 28 new construction and
22 remodel. All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel and
some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it would
be difficult to remembe which is which, I can make a sketch and make some
notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all of them, get
all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then install the lights
then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC

Remodel can or new construction can?
 

"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various
locations of the house. The problem is I can't decide whether I should
get the remodel kind or the new construction kind. The housing will be
the same size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I
have the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock
down, I will use the remodel kind. That figures to be about 28 new
construction and 22 remodel. All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel
and some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it
would be difficult to remembe which is which, I can make a sketch and
make some notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all
of them, get all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then install
the lights then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC

Use remodel for remodel and new construction for new. Once you pull the
trim, it'll be obvious which frame is installed

Remodel can or new construction can?
 

MiamiCuse wrote:

I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various locations
of the house. The problem is I can't decide whether I should get the
remodel kind or the new construction kind. The housing will be the same
size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I have
the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock down, I
will use the remodel kind. That figures to be about 28 new construction and
22 remodel. All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel and
some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it would
be difficult to remembe which is which, I can make a sketch and make some
notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all of them, get
all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then install the lights
then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC

Well, if you decide to go with all the same kind, then you would
have to go with remodel everywhere. This would mean that you
could put up the ones that go where you still have sheetrock,
then wait until it is all sheetrocked to put up the others. You
certainly can't use new construction where your sheetrock is
already up. So you can't put all new const. cans in.

You should put up the new construction (cheaper) where you can,
and use remodel where you can't.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Remodel can or new construction can?
 

"RBM" wrote in message
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various
locations of the house. The problem is I can't decide whether I should
get the remodel kind or the new construction kind. The housing will be
the same size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I
have the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock
down, I will use the remodel kind. That figures to be about 28 new
construction and 22 remodel. All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel
and some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it
would be difficult to remembe which is which, I can make a sketch and
make some notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all
of them, get all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then
install the lights then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC

Use remodel for remodel and new construction for new. Once you pull the
trim, it'll be obvious which frame is installed





True. that makes sense, I wasn't thinking, must be all the plaster dust I
have been breathing.

Remodel can or new construction can?
 

"Robert Allison" wrote in message
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MiamiCuse wrote:

I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various
locations of the house. The problem is I can't decide whether I should
get the remodel kind or the new construction kind. The housing will be
the same size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I
have the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock
down, I will use the remodel kind. That figures to be about 28 new
construction and 22 remodel. All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel
and some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it
would be difficult to remembe which is which, I can make a sketch and
make some notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all
of them, get all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then
install the lights then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC

Well, if you decide to go with all the same kind, then you would have to
go with remodel everywhere. This would mean that you could put up the
ones that go where you still have sheetrock, then wait until it is all
sheetrocked to put up the others. You certainly can't use new
construction where your sheetrock is already up. So you can't put all new
const. cans in.

You should put up the new construction (cheaper) where you can, and use
remodel where you can't.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

That's what I will do then. Thank you!

Remodel can or new construction can?
 

On Feb 23, 9:45*pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
I have about 50% of my ceiling sheet rock down.

I am about to purchase about 50 hi-hat recessed lights for various locations
of the house. *The problem is I can't decide whether I should get the
remodel kind or the new construction kind. *The housing will be the same
size, same trim everything else is the same.

I originally thought I would get the new construction kind for where I have
the ceiling sheetrock removed, and where I do not have the sheetrock down, I
will use the remodel kind. *That figures to be about 28 new construction and
22 remodel. *All of them will be IC models.

But then I started thinking, is this a good idea, that some are remodel and
some are new construction, if I need to replace one in the future, it would
be difficult to remembe which is which, *I can make a sketch and make some
notes, but perhaps it's easier to use the remodel kind for all of them, get
all the wiring in place, then hang new sheetrock then install the lights
then.

Any comments?

Thanks,

MC
Are you sure you want can lamps? Latest remodel (and new) fashion is
LED lighting. There could be an actual return on investment in a few
years (low operating cost) plus not looking dated in a few years.
Going to check it out for my rehab to simplify things. From the posts
on this NG can lighting seems to be a royal PITA.

Joe