More Home Improvements

One of my friends is currently remodelling their kitchen, and showed some pictures of new recessed lighting that they are installing. That got me thinking, "You know, now that we have the new kitchen island installed, we really need to get additional lighting installed to provide better coverage." I did a bit of research and I found that installing recessed lighting for a remodel is quite a simple task, especially when there is an existing light and switch at your disposal.

I decided to take a trip to Home Depot, and found some recessed lighting and trim that almost exactly match what we already have in the kitchen. Given that the cans and the trim almost match the price of a single halogen bulb it was a no brainer to go ahead with the purchase. I picked up 5 extra lights and started to work. I first measured out the distance between each of the existing lights so installing the new ones would line up and match. I used my laser level to line up the locations where the new lights were going, marked the center of the light placement and used the provided template to draw the circles in the ceiling. The batteries in my stud finder are dead, so I relied on my home construction pictures to make sure that I wasn't cutting into any existing joists. I proceeded to cut the holes and also I fished the wiring through so I would be ready for the next step.

The next day I shut off the power to the existing light switch (which also controlled the entertainment center and garage, go figure) and started the rewiring and installing of the new lights. It was amazing how easy it was to install the new lights. About an hour later, Tammy and I were done with the project. From the picture provided, you can see were the existing light fixture was (I still need to find a suitable cover). The far 9 cans are the original lights, and you can see 4 of the 5 new cans that were installed. Now if only all of the home improvements done could be this easy.