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Hanging a light fixture

  • 24-08-2016 09:50AM
    #1
    pauliemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭


    Hi Folks

    Herself went and bought a light from NEXT and handed it over to me to mount on the ceiling in the hall. I am reasonably handy around the house but have a few questions on mounting this.... It come with an X type cross arm that is to be screwed into the studs in the ceiling with 4 holes which makes sense. The only problem is I can screw in 2 of the screws to the horizontal stud but the gap between the studs is much wider that the X cross arm so the other 2 screws would just be going into the plaster board....

    All thoughts and ideas appreciated, is 2 screws into the studs enough? I don't want her new light to fall down and bring the ceiling with it....


Comments

  • #2
    tagoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭tagoona


    Best you could probably do is rawl plugs into the ceiling and screws into that.
    Downstairs all, topside of the ceiling is probably inacessible.
    Upstairs you might be able to reinforce from the attic side


  • #3
    pauliemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭pauliemc


    Thanks Tagoona,
    Yes, unfortunately the ceiling is inaccessible due to it being downstairs


  • #4
    pauliemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭pauliemc


    the instructions do mention to screw into a joist or joist bridge but I don't know how to go about finding a joist bridge...


  • #5
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,421 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    can you post a pic of the fitting?


  • #6
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,321 ✭✭✭cletus


    You could use something like these fittings where you can't screw into the joist

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/metal-wall-plugs


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  • #7
    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    Unless it is a very heavy fitting or miserably small screws I would be surprised if two decent screws in a decent stud/joist wouldn't suffice to hold it safely in place. The other two holes/screws could be surplus to requirements and for decorative purposes only.


  • #8
    pauliemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭pauliemc


    All,

    Many thanks for the feedback. Attached is a, picture of the frame, instructions and the screws. Link to the actual light is - http://www.next.co.uk/g534172s1

    Appreciate all the advice

    Paul


  • #9
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,488 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I'd just use two larger screws than are supplied and drive them into the joist and put two smaller screws into plasterboard rawl plugs on the cross arm...


  • #10
    pauliemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭pauliemc


    All,

    Cheers for all the advice, it was much appreciated. Got the light sorted yesterday and now have a very happy boss lady which means I am in the good books for a while :)


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